Journal of Entomology1812-56701812-5689Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/je.2015.1.11 Achroia grisella F. (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera)]]>MahgoubMontasir Omer LauWei Hong OmarDzolkhifli Bin 12015121The lesser wax moth (Achroia grisella), is a noxious pest of honey bee hives. The biology of this deleterious species was studied under laboratory condition at 31±2°C and of 66.28% RH. This study was conducted to provide an exhaustive considerate of the life cycle and larval growth of this insect under laboratory conditions. The average duration of egg, larval and pupal stages were 3.62±0.11, 30.72±0.21 and 7.65±0.083 days, respectively. Based on width and girth of head capsule, five larval instars were distinguished and further confirmed by Dyars rule. The larval period varied significantly between male and female with the average being 29.84±0.27 and 31.42±0.33 days, respectively. The average adult lifespan varied significantly between males and females. The males lived almost twice as long as the females with the average days of 13.03±0.51 and 7.46±0.29, respectively. The coupling time between males and females range between 9-18 min with the average of 12.20±0.33 min. Developmental duration stages, adults' life span and larval instars were determined in the laboratory.]]>Akratanakul, P.,1987Pages: 51Pages: 51Chandel, Y.S., S. Sanjeev and K.S. Verma,2003Galleria mellonella L. and lesser wax moth, Achroia grisella F.]]>116974Chen, Y. and S.J. Seybold,2013106800806Chhuneja, P.K. and Y. Sunita,2009Apis mellifera apiaries.]]>156366Dyar, H.G.,18905420422Delbac, L., P. Lecharpentier and D. Thiery,201029623630Ellis, J.D., J.R. Graham and A. Mortensen,20132013Emiru, S. and H. Namusana,2010Metarhizium anisopliae var. acriidum against adult lesser wax moth, Achroia grisella (l) (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera).]]>334148Greenfield, M.D. and J.A. Coffelt,1983Achroia grisella (Pyralidae: Galleriinae): Signalling, pair formation, male interactions and mate guarding.]]>84287315Gulati, R. and H. Kaushik,200425189200Hajek, J. and M. Fikacek,2008Satonius (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Torridincolidae): Taxonomic revision, larval morphology, notes on wing polymorphism and phylogenetic implications.]]>48655676Hsia, W.T. and S.S. Kao,198729277282Mohammadi, D., R.F.P. Abad, M.R. Rashidi and S.A. Mohammadi,20105216224Nomura, E., J. Chaud-Netto and N. Gobbi,2006Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) and Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1754) (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae)].]]>816, (In Portuguese)Onekutu, A., A.A. Omoloye and J.A. Odebiyi,2013Leucinodes orbonalis guenee (Crambidae) on the garden egg, Solanum gilo Raddi.]]>10156162Panzavolta, T.,2007Pissodes castaneus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) using head capsule widths and lengths.]]>3610541058Rudall, K.M.,19631257313Strauss, K. and K. Reinhold,2010Achroia grisella does not fit the 3/4-power law and shows significant sex differences.]]>355963Sharma, V., V.K. Mattu and M.S. Thakur,2011Achoria grisella F. (wax moth) in honey combs of Apis mellifera L. Shiwalik Hills, Himachal Pradesh.]]>2407408Rudall, K.M.,19631257313Strauss, K. and K. Reinhold,2010Achroia grisella does not fit the 3/4-power law and shows significant sex differences.]]>355963