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WAX MOTH [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-08-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dried fruit moth
1, record 1, English, dried%20fruit%20moth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- driedfruit moth 2, record 1, English, driedfruit%20moth
correct
- American wax moth 2, record 1, English, American%20wax%20moth
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Lepidoptera) of the family Pyralidae. 3, record 1, English, - dried%20fruit%20moth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Vitula edmandsii
1, record 1, French, Vitula%20edmandsii
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des lépidoptères) de la famille des Pyralidae. 2, record 1, French, - Vitula%20edmandsii
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Vitula edmandsii : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce de pyrale. 2, record 1, French, - Vitula%20edmandsii
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-10-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Beekeeping
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- greater wax moth
1, record 2, English, greater%20wax%20moth
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bee moth 2, record 2, English, bee%20moth
- wax moth 2, record 2, English, wax%20moth
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs. 3, record 2, English, - greater%20wax%20moth
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
An insect pest of beehives [of the family Pyralidae]. 4, record 2, English, - greater%20wax%20moth
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Élevage des abeilles
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fausse-teigne de la cire
1, record 2, French, fausse%2Dteigne%20de%20la%20cire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fausse teigne de la cire 2, record 2, French, fausse%20teigne%20de%20la%20cire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La] fausse-teigne pond ses œufs sur les rayons de cire. Les larves se nourrissent de cire et de miel en laissant derrière elles une masse cotonneuse blanchâtre dans laquelle les abeilles se font piéger et meurent. 3, record 2, French, - fausse%2Dteigne%20de%20la%20cire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Insecte [de la famille des Pyralidae] qui cause des dégâts dans les ruches. 2, record 2, French, - fausse%2Dteigne%20de%20la%20cire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
- Cría de abejas
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- polilla de la cera
1, record 2, Spanish, polilla%20de%20la%20cera
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- polilla de la abeja 2, record 2, Spanish, polilla%20de%20la%20abeja
correct, feminine noun
- polilla grande 3, record 2, Spanish, polilla%20grande
correct, feminine noun
- falsa tiña 3, record 2, Spanish, falsa%20ti%C3%B1a
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Galleria mellonella, polilla grande o falsa tiña. Las hembras son mariposas de hábitos nocturnos, de color gris, tienen una longitud comprendida entre 8 y 17 mm y una envergadura alar que varía entre 14 y 38 milímetros. [...] No son los adultos los que participan en la destrucción de los panales de cera, sino sus larvas las que cavan túneles por los mismos, buscando polen, cera y restos de miel residual. 3, record 2, Spanish, - polilla%20de%20la%20cera
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-12-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Beekeeping
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lesser wax moth
1, record 3, English, lesser%20wax%20moth
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lesser wax moth is widely distributed in the beekeeping world ... They cause bald brood, a malady in which the cells are uncapped and the heads of larvae, usually in the later stages of development, are exposed. 2, record 3, English, - lesser%20wax%20moth
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect of the family Pyralidae. 3, record 3, English, - lesser%20wax%20moth
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Élevage des abeilles
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- petite fausse-teigne
1, record 3, French, petite%20fausse%2Dteigne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- petite fausse teigne 2, record 3, French, petite%20fausse%20teigne
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte de la famille des Pyralidae qui cause, dans les ruches, une maladie qu'on appelle le couvain chauve. 1, record 3, French, - petite%20fausse%2Dteigne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
- Cría de abejas
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- polilla menor de la cera
1, record 3, Spanish, polilla%20menor%20de%20la%20cera
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- polilla menor de la abeja 1, record 3, Spanish, polilla%20menor%20de%20la%20abeja
correct, feminine noun
- tiña verdadera 2, record 3, Spanish, ti%C3%B1a%20verdadera
correct, feminine noun
- polilla chica 2, record 3, Spanish, polilla%20chica
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Achroia grisella, polilla chica o tiña verdadera. Las hembras son más pequeñas que las de Galleria mellonella, su envergadura alar no sobrepasa los 23 mm y su longitud es de aproximadamente 10 mm. 2, record 3, Spanish, - polilla%20menor%20de%20la%20cera
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