Greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella (L.)
is the most serious enemy of all the Apis species of honey
bees throughout the world causing damage to combs and hive
products both in storage and in live colonies. Injury by the
larvae is so disastrous that the combs may completely be
reduced to a mass of webbing and debris within a short time
forcing the colonies to abscond. Its destructive activities
are more severe in the tropics and subtropics, presumably
because the pest is believed to have evolved...