Wax Moth

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One would imagine the moth to be an enemy of no consequence, but the wax-moth (_Tinea mellonella_) is a most formidable enemy. ❋ William Augustus Munn (N/A)

Another set of bees clean out the cells after the young bees are born, and make them fit to receive honey, while others guard the entrance of the hive to keep away the destructive wax-moth, which tries to lay its eggs in the comb so that its young ones may feed on the honey. ❋ Arabella B. Buckley (1884)

He failed, however, to discriminate between the male and female, which, because they differ so much in size and appearance, he supposed to be two different species of the wax-moth. ❋ Unknown (1852)

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