Effect of different temperature, relative humidity levels and diet on incubation period and hatchability of Galleria mellonella Linn. Eggs

Annals of Agri Bio Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-58

  Kumar, Yogesh ^a   Kumar, Krishan ^a   Kaushik, H D ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diet; Hatchability; Relative humidity; Temperature; Wax moth

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 70349437113     PISSN: 09719660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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