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Ecdysteroids in the ovary and the egg of the greater wax moth
Journal of Insect Physiology, 1979Abstract Galleria mellonella eggs exhibit a remarkably high molting hormone activity, equivalent to 74 μg/g fresh wt of ecdysone or ecdysterone. The activity in the ovary was also substantial, averaging 0.4 and 0.58 μg/female, respectively, in the pharate adults and in the 1-day-old adults. Seven ecdysteroids were isolated from the eggs.
T.H. Hsiao, Catherine Hsiao
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Plastic Biodegradation by the Wax Moth: A Viable Alternative
2023Environmental pollution due to plastic is becoming a concentration, drawing concern throughout the world. The wax moth larvae possess the potential for biodegradation of different types of plastic with or without the involvement of the intestinal microbiome in the larval gut.
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Mating and Reproduction in the Wax Moth: A Sequence of Events
2023The wax moth adults prefer to mate on trees near the bee farm. For mating, they exhibit a specific behavioural pattern that includes the male's production of ultrasonic sound waves, wing vibration by the female moth, and pheromonal release by the male moth. After mating, the gravid female returns to the hive and oviposits there.
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Ultrasonic Signal Competition Between Male Wax Moths
Journal of Insect Behavior, 2001Pair formation in the lesser wax moth, Achroia grisella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is effected by male ultrasonic signals that are attractive to receptive females within 1-2 m. The males typically aggregate in the vicinity of the larval food resource, honeybee colonies, and signal for 6-10 h each night.
Feng-You Jia +2 more
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Partial-pupae of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus)
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 1965Abstract Under laboratory culture, individuals of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus), are occasionally observed which only partially complete the larval-pupal transformation and then die. In form they appear as larvae, however, a large portion of the body is hard and dark and thereby appears pupal.
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Wax moths: ultrasonic hearing and potential pest control
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of AmericaBoth Galleria mellonella and Achroia grisella, known as greater and lesser wax moths, respectively, are damaging to the apiculture industry. Wax moths lay their eggs on bee hives and, upon hatching, their larvae feed on various products of the bee colony and dig tunnels, sometimes causing so much damage that the bees end up abandoning the hive ...
Lara Díaz-García +3 more
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