Impact of different diets' nutrition on the fitness and hemocytic responses of the greater wax moth larvae, Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 1 Dietary components (gm.) evaluated for rearing the greater wax moth larvae, Galleria mellonella (L.)

Materials	Diet composition (g/kg)
Materials	Diet (1)	Diet (2)	Diet (3)	Diet (4)	Diet (5)
Bee wax-comb (Natural-food)	1000
Wheat flour (Triticum aestivum L.)		300
Soybean (Glycine max)			300
Wheat germ (Triticum aestivum L.)				300
Date syrup (Dibis) (Phoenix dactylifera L.)					400
Dried skim milk		120	85	85	85
Brewer's yeast (Candida tropicalis)		30	85	85	85
Wheat bran		200
Sugar powder			310	310	310
Multivitamins & minerals (Supravit™)*			2	2	2
Honey (ml)		150	218	218	118
Sugarcane molasses		200
Total	1000	1000	1000	1000	1000