wax scale
A wax scale is the final result of the wax biosynthetic process. It is produced by the wax glands on the ventral side of the abdomen of a worker bee. The excretions of the wax glands condense on the outer surface of the wax plates, where the wax hardens to form a pentagonoid shaped wax scale with rounded corners, a thickness of about 0.2-0.5 mm, a length of about 1.4 mm, a witdth of about 2.1 mm and a weight of about 1.1 mg.
References
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Hepburn H., Pirk C., Duangphakdee O. 2014 Conversion of Wax Scales into Comb Wax. Honeybee Nests: Composition, Structure, Function. Ed. Hepburn H., Pirk C., Duangphakdee O. Springer. pp. 259-272. [2026-1-5] doi.org
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Bogdanov S. 2016 Beeswax: Production, Properties, Composition, Control. Bee Product Science.
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Shaheen AaM., El-Din EON., Bedewy MMM., Metwally MMM. 2024 Morphometrical Studies on the Egyptian Honeybee Apis mellifera Lamarckii. Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology. Vol. 15, (8) pp. 229-233. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2024.294704.1239
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Danish
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voksskæl
Noun, Neuter, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Dutch; Flemish
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wasschubje
Noun, Neuter, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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English
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wax scale
Noun, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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French
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écaille
Noun, Feminine, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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German
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Wachsschüppchen
Noun, Neuter, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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German
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Wachsschuppe
Noun, Feminine, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Italian
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scaglia di cera
Compound noun, Feminine, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Norwegian
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voksskjell
Noun, Neuter, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Portuguese
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escama de cera
Compound noun, Feminine, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
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solz de ceară
Compound noun, Masculine, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Spanish; Castilian
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escama de cera
Compound noun, Feminine, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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Swedish
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vaxfjäll
Noun, Neuter, Singular |
Michael Rubinigg
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