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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAX MOTH

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Wax moth is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WAX MOTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wax moth

Waxworm

Waxworms are the caterpillar larvae of wax moths, which belong to the snout moth family. Two closely related species are commercially bred – the lesser wax moth and the greater wax moth. They belong to the tribe Galleriini in the snout moth subfamily Galleriinae. Another species whose larvae share that name is the Indian meal moth, though this species is not available commercially. The adult moths are sometimes called "bee moths", but, particularly in apiculture, this can also refer to Aphomia sociella, another Galleriinae moth which also produces waxworms, but is not commercially bred. Waxworms are medium-white caterpillars with black-tipped feet and small, black or brown heads. In the wild, they live as nest parasites in bee colonies and eat cocoons, pollen, and shed skins of bees, and chew through beeswax, thus the name. Beekeepers consider waxworms to be pests. Galleria mellonella will not attack the bees directly, but feed on the wax used by the bees to build their honeycomb.

Definition of wax moth in the English dictionary

The definition of wax moth in the dictionary is a brown pyralid moth, Galleria mellonella, the larvae of which feed on the combs of beehives Also called: honeycomb moth, bee moth.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAX MOTH

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wax palm
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waxberries
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waxen

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAX MOTH

brown house moth
buff-tip moth
clothes moth
codling moth
death´s-head moth
diamondback moth
emperor moth
giant peacock moth
gipsy moth
gypsy moth
hawk moth
hummingbird moth
leopard moth
luna moth
mammoth
oak processionary moth
puss moth
silver-Y moth
sphinx moth
tiger moth
tussock moth

Synonyms and antonyms of wax moth in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wax moth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAX MOTH

Find out the translation of wax moth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wax moth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wax moth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蜡蛾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polilla de la cera
570 millions of speakers

English

wax moth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोम का कीड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عثة الشمع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

восковой огневки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cera mariposa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোম মথ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

teigne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lilin rama-rama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wachsmotte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ワックス蛾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

왁스 나방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lilin moth
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

sáp bướm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெழுகு அந்துப்பூச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोम पतंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Balmumu güvesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tarma della cera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wosk ćma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

воскової вогнівки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceară molie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κηρόσκωρου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wasmot
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

vax mal
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

voks møll
5 millions of speakers

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The term «wax moth» is normally little used and occupies the 144.190 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAX MOTH»

Discover the use of wax moth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wax moth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Beekeeping
Wax-moth, in natural position at rest 171. Wax-moth, male 172. Wax-moth, female 173. Work of wax-moth larvae on comb * 174. Larva of wax-moth . 175. Eggs of wax-moth laid on 176. Pupa of wax-moth . 177. Cocoons of wax-moth 178.
Everett Franklin Phillips, 2008
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Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation
The Boston Patriot published an account of wax moth for the first time in 1806. Although there are two kinds of wax moth, greater and lesser, this chapter refers to the greater wax moth, which has been a pest for a longer time. To paraphrase  ...
Tammy Horn, 2006
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Beekeeping For Dummies
Howland Blackiston. will lick up every last drop of honey, making the frames bone dry and ready to store until next honey season. Be sure to treat your frames with wax moth control before storing them away for the winter (see the next section).
Howland Blackiston, 2009
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Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy
conditions on artificially infested lesser wax moth (Achroea grisella F.) and greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella L. ) Materials and Methods Varroa jacobsoni were collected from adult bees from a colony highly infested with the mites.
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Text Book Of Applied Zoology
Aluminium phosphide, naphthalene, ethylene dibromide and methyl bromide are the other fumigants used for wax-moth control. Ramachandran and Mahadevan ( 1951) recommended sulphur fumes for the control of wax-moth in stored combs ...
P.V. Jabde, 2005
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Helminths of Insects
negligible, and the number of nematodes obtained from 400 larvae of the cabbage moth 20% less than that of the wax moth and the yellow mealworm beetle. Thus reproduction of Neoaplectana was maximum in larvae of the wax moth and the ...
M. D. Sonin, B. D. Sharma, 1990
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Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand: The Definitive Guide: ...
When fully grown, greater wax moth larvae are up to 30 mm long. At this stage they move to a wooden part of the hive to pupate. Bee spaces, especially at the end or top bars of frames, are most often chosen (Fig. 13.34). Before they pupate  ...
Andrew Matheson, Murray Reid, 2011
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Beekeeping in India
A wax moth normally moves around after sun sets and at opportune moment it enter a bee colony to lay its egg. It however fails to enter a strong colony where there are sufficient number of sentry bees who guard the colony well. The size of a ...
G K Ghosh, 1994
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Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture
This webbing becomes littered with the wax moth larvae's feces and gets so thick that it shields them from any nest-cleaning worker bees that may try to sting the larvae or remove the larvae from the hive. Once the larvae mature, they spin a ...
Ross Conrad, 2013
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Genomics of Disease
Three of these five genes required for full C. elegans virulence are also required in the wax moth caterpillar system, demonstrating some (but not complete) overlap between these two model host systems (Table 2). ◁ Fig. 6 Virulence of PA14 ...
J.P. Gustafson, J. Tayler, Glyn Stacey, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAX MOTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wax moth is used in the context of the following news items.
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SF Street Food Festival Expands Lineup
... will wax enthusiastic about her wax moth larvae tacos, and Flour + Water's Thomas McNaughton will instruct eager notetakers on the art of homemade pasta. «SF Weekly, Aug 15»
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Honey identity crisis: Sen. Bob Casey calls for federal standard
He also has to guard against bee die-offs that he links to ubiquitous pesticide use and other problems, like mites or wax moth larvae. "They just eat it up," he said ... «lehighvalleylive.com, Mar 15»
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Male Eurasian jays know that their female partners' desires can …
The male was then pre-fed either wax moth larvae or mealworm beetle larvae – both favourite treats for jays - until he did not want more. At the same time, the ... «Phys.Org, Mar 14»
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Disinfecting Honey Comb with Ozone
... demonstrated that fumigating honeycombs with ozone gas at concentrations of 215 to 430 parts per million (ppm) killed all life stages of the greater wax moth, ... «Agricultural Research, Mar 14»
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Cleaning honeycombs with ozone
During the study, participating beekeepers also reported an off-odor emanating from combs that had been treated for wax moths or small hive beetles and ... «Farm and Ranch Guide, Mar 14»
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Eat Wax Moth Larvae Tacos, Vegan Doughnut Burgers, and More at …
Pick from Don Bugito's wax moth larvae tacos; Azalina's penang peanut taco (scallion flatbread, chicken curry lardon, coconut jam); Senor Sisig's sisig taco; ... «SF Weekly, Aug 13»
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Wax Moths: Protect Your Valuable Honeycomb
Bees Protect Your Honeycomb From Wax Moths in a strong, healthy hive will patrol and remove the wax moth larvae as they find them. If the hive becomes sick ... «Mother Earth News, Aug 13»
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Hearing of Moths Surpasses All Others
Don't say anything that you wouldn't want the greater wax moth to hear. Researchers from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, reported that the ... «New York Times, May 13»
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Moth's Superhearing Evolved to Escape Bats
The greater wax moth can hear at a higher frequency than any other animal on Earth, according to a new study. These insects, whose ears are each only about ... «National Geographic, May 13»
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The moth that made mobile phone firms sit up and listen
The greater wax moth has the best hearing of any animal in the world – a discovery which has the potential to revolutionise microphone technology in everything ... «The Independent, May 13»

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