Researchers are exploiting the unusual hearing of wax moths to develop a sustainable and efficient pest control technique that does not harm bees. These moths can hear sounds four octaves higher than ...
Drawn honeycomb is like gold to both bees and beekeeper. For every pound of wax they bees produce, they must consume 6 to 8 pounds of honey. Only the spring bloom makes enough honey available to them ...
The ubiquitous greater wax moth is ordinary in every way but one: It has the ability to hear the highest-known sound frequency. The greater wax moth's hearing goes up to about 300 kilohertz, nearly ...
Outlawed now in some places, or only available to tote your purchases at a ridiculous premium, the billions of “T-shirt” bags used every year present a serious waste management problem. Whether ...
As present book “The Wax Moth: A Problem or a Solution?” is a reference book it would be helpful for students doing graduation, post-graduation, doctorate, bee-keepers and academicians. Wax moth is ...
BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese study showed that the greater wax moths, one of the main pests to honeybees, sense but ignore the warning signals honeybees release, providing insight into pest ...
The ubiquitous greater wax moth is ordinary in every way but one: It has the ability to hear the highest-known sound frequency. The greater wax moth's hearing goes up to about 300 kilohertz, nearly ...
Here’s a caterpillar that thinks plastic tastes fantastic. Scientists have discovered that the larvae of the wax moth will easily munch through a common plastic known as polyethylene, turning it into ...