wax moth
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Origin of wax moth
First recorded in 1760–70
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"You speak truth for once," the Queen said suddenly, for she recognized the Wax-moth.
Actions and ReactionsRudyard Kipling
"Quite between ourselves, I taught them that," cried the Wax-moth.
Actions and ReactionsRudyard Kipling
But the great question in bee-culture is, How to prevent the depredation of the wax-moth?
Soil CultureJ. H. Walden
Laying at every sob, the Wax-moth backed into a crowd of young bees, and left Melissa bewildered and annoyed.
Actions and ReactionsRudyard Kipling
The little grey Wax-moth, pressed close in a crack in the alighting-board, had waited this chance all day.
Actions and ReactionsRudyard Kipling
wax moth
- a brown pyralid moth, Galleria mellonella, the larvae of which feed on the combs of beehivesAlso called: honeycomb moth, bee moth
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