The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella Linnaeus, is a ubiquitous pest of the honeybee,
Apis mellifera Linnaeus, and Apis cerana Fabricius. The greater wax moth larvae burrow …

Investigation of insect immune mechanisms provides important information concerning
innate immunity, which in many aspects is conserved in animals. This is one of the reasons …

Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth) larvae are used widely as surrogate infectious
disease models, due to ease of use and the presence of an innate immune system …

Galleria mellonella is a well-accepted insect model for the study of pathogen-host
interactions and antimicrobial compounds. The main advantages of this model include the …

Communities of symbiotic microorganisms that colonize the gastrointestinal tract play an
important role in food digestion and protection against opportunistic microbes. Diet diversity …

The black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens L.(Diptera: Stratiomyidae), has a great
bioconversion potential and ability to develop on diverse substrates. Although the use of …

The invertebrate Galleria mellonella has increasingly and widely been used in the last few
years to study complex host–microbe interactions. Aspergillus fumigatus is one of the most …

Symbiotic bacterial communities that colonize the digestive tract of tephritid fruit flies interact
with nutrient intake to improve the flies' fitness and immunity. Some bacterial species …

Dwindling resources might be expected to induce a gradual decline in immune function.
However, food limitation has complex and seemingly paradoxical effects on the immune …

Opportunistic bacteria are often ubiquitous and do not trigger disease in insects unless the
conditions are specifically favorable for bacterial development in a suitable host. In this …