Chinese Journal of Entomology (1992) 12, 121-129

C.P. Chang and F.K. Hsieh (1992)
Morrphology and bionomics of Galleria mellonella L.
Chinese Journal of Entomology 12 (2), 121-129
Abstract: The greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella L.) is one of the most important insect pests in apiaries in Taiwan. The frenulum is composed of threespines for the female and one for the male. Studies in Taiwan on Galleria mellonella L., showed that the moth lived year round, and has five overlapping generations a year. Females began to oviposit on the day of emergence. Eggs laid by unfertilized females did not hatch. Development time was shortes in mid-summer. Larvae of the fifth generation overwintered, pupating in the spring. Newly hatched larvae penetrated into the comb. Mature larva always pupated in a tunnel inside the damaged comb. The effective temperature rages, high and low lethal temperatures were determined to be 16°C to 44°C, 48°C, and 6°C, respectively for the older larvaae, and 18°C to 42°C, 47°C, 6°C for the mid-old larvae, and 21°C to 41°C, 45°C, 5°C for the young larvae. Female and male adults were active at 14°C to 41°C and 15°C to 41°C, and the high and low lethal temperatures for both sexes were found to be 46°C and 5°C, respectively.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Galleria mellonella		Taiwan