galleria mellonella

Drosophila melanogaster and the Galleria mellonella (waxworm) have been particularly important for analysis of virulence traits of mammalian pathogens.

An example of an introduced species is Galleria mellonella, which is found all over the world, because it is reared as food for captive birds and reptiles.

It is reported that galleria mellonella is capable of hearing ultrasonic frequencies approaching 300 kHz, possibly the highest frequency sensitivity of any animal.

Two closely related species are commercially bred - the lesser wax moth (Achroia grisella) and the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella).

They also feed on waxworms which are the larvae of the waxmoth Galleria mellonella, in bee colonies, and on flying and crawling insects, spiders, and occasional fruits.

The Greater Wax Moth or Honeycomb Moth (Galleria mellonella) is a moth of the family Pyralidae.

Information is lacking because isolates of naturally infected hosts are rare, so native nematodes are often baited using Galleria mellonella, a lepidopteran that is highly susceptible to parasitic infection.

Experiments with Galleria mellonella infected larvae supports the hypothesis that the compound has antibiotic properties that help minimize competition from other microorganisms and prevents the putrefaction of the nematode-infected insect cadaver.

The crystal structure of the JHBP from Galleria mellonella (Wax moth) shows an unusual fold consisting of a long alpha-helix wrapped in a much curved antiparallel beta-sheet.

The Greater Wax Moth (Galleria mellonella) is a quite close relative; though placed in a distinct genus, it still belongs to the same tribe - the Galleriini - within the Galleriinae.

Dai Duy Ban: (Announcement in Poland in English): Influence of starvation on Metabolic Activities of the Midgut Epithelium of Galleria mellonella Larvae.