ENVS 2210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Worker Bee, Invertebrate, Mantis

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Sciences
• Course: ENVS 2210
• Professor: Ernesto Guzman

Document Summary

**about 70% material on the final will be material after midterms (after queen rearing)*** Most of the information is contained in the textbook. Damage: this pest is the most damaging of all invertebrate pests known to affect honey bees. Larvae is very good for fishing bait It can reduce drawn comb to webbing and debris. Pupae can leave mark on the equipment. Two species of moths: the greater and the smaller wax moths. The most common is the first one (the greater one), galleria melonella. The moth"s larvae feed on wax, and pollen; (larvae is the main problem) And unprotected stored combs during the warmest month. Stored combs in warehouses are also affected during the warmest months of the year. Adults mate outside the hive and females return to lay eggs on combs inside hives. Larvae burrow tunnels in the midrib of combs. (protected from worker bees, not easily picked by them) spinning silken threads.