Table 1.

Health index scoring system for G. mellonella larvae.

Category	Description	Score
Movement	No movement	0
	Minimal movement on stimulation	1
	Move when stimulated	2
	Move without stimulation	3
Melanization	Completely black	0
	Black spots on brown larva	1
	≥3 spots on beige larva	2
	≤3 spots on beige larva	3
	No melanization	4
Survival	Dead	0
	Alive	1
Total score		/9

Adapted from Loh et al. (25); copied from Vanhoffelen et al. (27). Total scores were converted to percentages.