The greater and the lesser wax moths occur anywhere in the world that you find bees and honeycomb. Bees in a strong, healthy hive will patrol and remove the wax moth larvae as they find them.

A study published in Frontiers in Bee Science has shown ... came from the nearby hives of domestic honeybees. "Here we show that infestation with bumblebee wax moths is much greater in bumblebee ...

Like moths to a hive Bumblebee wax moths, native in Eurasia and North ... and counted open and closed brood cells as well as recently eclosed bees. The experiment ran from spring until early ...

Studies elsewhere indicate that residues of these chemicals can accumulate in hives, including in the ... from egg to adult. Wax moths attack bee young and damage the honeycomb.

Pfoutz peered a little further into the box and spotted a wax moth. Knowing it to be a ... a mysterious phenomenon in which bees leave their hives for no apparent reason. Scientists are still ...

This new study of the wax moth Galleria mellonella, an insect that inhabits bee hives and other places, changes that. The discovery was something of a happy accident, Howe said: Lead author ...

In recent months, beekeepers across the country have reported a widespread loss of bee hives and colonies around the world.