Hi Frank

First, cangratulations on the stunning photo of the Achroia Grisella.

The pink colour that your Galleria Mellonella grubs depict is strange as it
is nothing like the pink colour that I have seen in Achroia Grisella, which
I can only describe as the sort of light salmon pink you can sometimes see
in mushroom gills. The colouration of the larva that was extracted from a
coccoon is typical of the Galleria Mellonella grubs that I have seen. The
pink colour is so different from 'normal' that I would hazard a guess that
something the larvae ate was the cause.

The row of coccoons along the side of the frame top bar are definitely
Galleria Mellonella.

However you state that lesser waxmoth do not eat wood, but I can assure you
that British ones do, they leave a scallop like depression, but of size in
proportion to body size. I should also add that British Achroia Grisella are
capable of eating fully refined wax as well as debris in wax comb.


Best Regards & 73s, Dave Cushman... G8MZY
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