A study published in Frontiers in Bee Science has shown that physical distance plays a leading role in protecting bumblebees ...

Researchers have shown for the first time that bumblebee colonies are more likely to become infested with bumblebee wax moths ...

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.