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In her spare time, Federica keeps bees. She explained that beehives are susceptible to infestations of wax moth larvae, which when fully grown are also known as Galleria mellonella. Having found ...
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the larvae of the common insect Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth) from honeycombs in her hives. Such larvae are a scourge of beehives across Europe, laying their eggs which hatch and grow on ...
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The greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella) is a moth species known for its larvae, which are notorious pests of honeybee ...