They're made of a notoriously resilient kind of plastic called polyethylene that can take decades to break down. But the humble wax worm may hold the key to biodegrading them. It was an accidental ...

Creme decided he was tired of digging for earthworms to use as fish bait. Though he had no chemistry ... The experiments paid off with the invention of the plastic worm. It fooled the fish even ...

One exception is Creme Lure, the originator of the soft plastic ... The worm was invented out of necessity and because of a magazine story on opportunities for the future that included realistic ...

The gold standard in straight tail worms is the Zoom Trick Worm. This fairly plain-looking bait set the standard decades ago for a whole genre of soft plastic worms and still holds up against ...

this innovative new soft bait does its all. The Drip Minnow is available in 14 ultra-realistic color options to match any hatch. Available in 3", 4", and 5" sizes A new take on the old speed worm ...

The wax worm catterpillar, the larvae of the common insect Galleria mellonella is commercially bred as fishing bait. It is also ... have found holes appearing in plastic supermarket bags within ...

One of the worst forms of plastic pollution may have met its match in the saliva of a humble worm. Spanish researchers ... They are also popular with anglers as a bait and as a food source for ...

But researchers may be on track to find a solution to plastic waste. The key is a caterpillar commonly known as a wax worm. Generally speaking, plastic is incredibly resistant to breaking down.

But scientists have now discovered that bacteria from the guts of a worm known to munch on food packaging can degrade polyethylene, the most common plastic. Reported in the ACS journal ...