Australian stingless bees have turned the traditional vertical honeycomb on its side, resulting in natural building concepts ...

One was dead, with some evidence of wax moth infestation. “It’s a hot mess,” he said. Donning a protective mesh suit, Fields pulled out and inspected racks of honeycomb filling with ...

Now, a study published to Frontiers in Bee Science has shown that physical distance does play a leading role in protecting bumblebees against a flying insect parasite, the bumblebee wax moth ...

Bombyx mori is a moth that can no longer fly. A honey bee secretes wax from her abdomen and masticates it into the architectural marvel that is her lightweight yet durable honeycomb, and converts ...

Singapore Food Agency (SFA) approved 16 insect species for human consumption, like house cricket, African migratory locust, white grubs, greater wax moth, and giant rhino beetle grub. These ...

The larval form of wax moths, these pale wriggling grubs feed on the wax that bees use to make their honeycomb. For beekeepers, the pests are something to swiftly get rid of without a second thought.

Too often, beekeepers intervene with sprays and pesticides to prevent infestations of common bee parasites like wax moths and hive ... a closer look at the wild honeycomb bees made beneath the ...