Report of a New Larval Host Plant of Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) from Kolkata, West Bengal, India (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Galleriinae)

In this study, we report for the first time a new larval host plant Cassia fistula L. for Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Galleria mellonella is an established pest of beehives and till date, its larvae were known to feed only on the wax comb of Apis sp.,and d...

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Main Authors: Srinjoy Das, Kaustav Chakraborty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología 2024-06-01
Series:SHILAP
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Online Access:https://shilap.org/revista/article/view/901
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