the literature indicates that the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella is an excellent bait insect for entomopathogenic fungi. where I am, the are no enterprises selling this insect. I want to start my own culture of G. mellonella which I can use in my research.
Hi Trust,
Have a look for this links which may help you to establish your culture.
http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Live%20Food,%20Wax%20Worms.htm
Good luck,
Ali
Dear Trust Donga
As a Pest of Combs and Honey Bee Products You can collect it from old honeybees wax frame, then collect the stage you need, you may use light trap for adults, also you may contact with researcher on similar subject and I'm sure they will offer you the pupal stage or other to start with.
Pls. find the attached files
http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/pests-diseases-and-weeds/pest-insects-and-mites/wax-moth-a-pest-of-combs-and-honey-bee-products
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01207.x/full
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/229d/bb06f1ba714e8bb3521b1f1d3e5cc969d6c1.pdf
https://www.uaex.edu/publications/PDF/FSA-7075.pdf
http://folia.paru.cas.cz/pdfs/fol/2000/04/13.pdf
https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/64133000/PDFFiles/1-100/066-Williams--Insects;%20Lepidoptera%20(Moths).pdf
http://www.clemson.edu/extension/beekeepers/publications/wax_moth_ipm.html
https://pubag.nal.usda.gov/pubag/downloadPDF.xhtml?id=17013&content=PDF
Hoping this will be helpful
Regards
Prof. Houda Kawas
I had a big problem with the false ringworm at my experimental apiary. For its collection, beekeepers must be asked. Its lifting is very easy. Attached file that can help you
Yes,
You can collect this insect from old honeybees wax frame, then collect the stage you need. The insects could be reared in 2-liter-glass jars held at 34±2°C. The jars contained hanged toilet paper and a diet consisted of 80gm corn flour, 40 gm wheat flour, 40 gm dried milk, 15 gm dried yeast extract, 100 ml bee honey, 80 ml glycerol and 3 ml of 37% formalin.
Hello, you can collect the larval stages from old honey beeswax frame. I'm attaching a paper about waxmoth mass rearing.
Greetings,
Thank you everyone for taking your time to attach the publications and your timely responses to my question. I will surely try bthe suggestion
Nice weeken
it is very easy to collect Galleria mellonela from wild being a major pest of honeycombs both on the field and in storage. Locate infested honeybee hive in an apiary within wild environment or set up a beehive in the wild. Then after colonization by honeybees and infestation by G mellonella,collect the infested honeycombs from such beehive into insect rearing box such as netted mosquito rearing box. You must continue to provide honeycombs as source of food and media for egg laying by the female G. mellonella in order to maintain the culture in the laboratory for your research. Alternative source of food for the larval stage is fairly hard baked bread in absence of honeycombs. For more information on G. mellonella, kindly contact me through my email: [email protected].
Dear Trust,
You can buy this insects from these webs:
http://www.lagrilleria.es/producto/9
https://bichosa.es/epages/fd674e56-734a-4cbf-9414-0a13387f6fac.sf/es_ES/?ObjectPath=/Shops/fd674e56-734a-4cbf-9414-0a13387f6fac/Products/0015
http://www.carolina.com/other-moths/greater-wax-moth-larvae-galleria-mellonella-living/143928.pr
http://www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/40-x-waxworms-(galleria-mellonella)
Best Regards
Ph. D Berenice Güerri
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