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Beekeeping => Pests and Diseases => Topic started by: apisbees on February 03, 2018, 06:55:44 pm

Title: Wax Worms eat plastic.
Post by: apisbees on February 03, 2018, 06:55:44 pm
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Bakersdozen
I am just happy to see someone posting something!  :D
Be careful what you wish for. Bakerdozen

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/04/wax-worms-eat-plastic-polyethylene-trash-pollution-cleanup/
Good news as long as some one doesn't decide to release a million in every dump.
The wax moth grubs are also raised and sold as live fishing bate. I wonder how many are released into the environment after the weekend fishing trip?
Title: Re: Wax Worms eat plastic.
Post by: neillsayers on February 03, 2018, 08:51:51 pm
Apis,

When I first saw this, the thought that came to mind was, "Every creature has a purpose" Still hate 'em in my comb.
Title: Re: Wax Worms eat plastic.
Post by: Bakersdozen on February 04, 2018, 06:04:16 pm
 :o
Title: Re: Wax Worms eat plastic.
Post by: rober on February 11, 2018, 11:55:03 am
checked this out after seeing this. yikes! obviously people are buying them or they would not be selling them. the good part
( for beekeepers ) is they are popular with ice fisherman so leftovers will likely not survive, they are expensive, & those who buy them live are paying shipping cost along the lines of what we pay to ship queens.
Title: Re: Wax Worms eat plastic.
Post by: omnimirage on February 23, 2018, 04:25:41 pm
How fascinating! Hence why they devoured through a garbage bag I had some comb in. Interesting that they're popular amongst fishermen!
Title: Re: Wax Worms eat plastic.
Post by: riverbee on February 24, 2018, 07:17:50 pm
omni, my dad would use them for fishing................. :D