Effect of environmental conditions on the body color of Galleria mellonella larvae.
Author of the article:XIONG Yan-Kun,ZHANG Qing-Wen,XU Jing,ZHOU Ming-Zang
Author's Workplace:(Department of Entomology, China Agriculture University, Beijing 100094, Chi na).
Key Words:Galleria mellonella; body color; environmental factors
Abstract:The larvae of Galleria mellonellahave different body colors. These di d not change when temperature, humidity, population density, light and food were varied experimentally, except that whiteyellow larvae developed black interna l coloration