Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, Bangalore - 560 056, (India).
10/4 ISEC Campus, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore - 560 072, (India).
The greater wax moth Galleria mellonella L. was reared successfully under laboratory conditions with the whole comb of A. dorsata at optimal temperature of 26 ± 2°C. All the developmental parameters from fecundity to longevity of adult moth were normal. The life cycle of males completed in 92.1 days while it took 83.3 days to complete in case of females.
