It began when biochemist [Federica Bertocchini] cleaned a wax moth infestation from her beehive ... wasn’t just mechanical and that the worms were digesting the polyethylene, to the tune ...

But those contained in the saliva of the wax worm moth – Galleria mellonella – can act in only a few hours, the research showed (see graphic). Researcher Federica Bertocchini is an avid beekeeper.

A chance discovery made by a scientist and amateur beekeeper has led to a potentially game-changing discovery in the biodegrading of polyethylene, a plastic used in shopping bags which clog up ...

greater wax moth, silk moth/silk worm, white grub, giant rhino beetle grub, and western honey bee. For the uninitiated, the house cricket (Acheta domesticus) is a species of cricket commonly found ...