As with many scientific discoveries, learning about the useful and unexpected eating habits of the larval stage of the Greater Wax Moth Galleria mellonella can be chalked up to serendipity.

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aeruginosa and other multidrug-resistant bacteria. The results were confirmed in in vivo tests on wax worms (Galleria ...

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.

We are now investigating the mechanism involved, using distinct cuticular structures in the abdominal segments of the pupa of Galleria mellonella.

She explained that beehives are susceptible to infestations of wax moth larvae, which when fully grown are also known as Galleria mellonella. Having found some in her beehives, she scooped out the ...

Robbins, W. E., Kaplanis, J. N., Louloudes, S. J., and Monroe, R. E., Ann. Ent. Soc. America (in the press). Kaplanis, J. N., Robbins, W. E., and Tabor, L. A ...

and Galleria mellonella (Greater Wax Moth) and subsequent utilisation of their discarded pupa for the production of novel bio-pesticides. Mallipathra Nutraceuticals Pvt Ltd: The company has ...