I am looking for a method of marking queen honeybees in their cells,
so that they can be identified once they have emerged. The use of
genetic markers such as cordovan is not possible and molecular
techniques are too expensive and impractical in our experimental
situation. We would like to find some simple chemical/dust that could
be applied in the sealed cell and allow for identification on
emergence. Does anyone have any suggestions??
Best wishes,
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Robin M Crewe
Dean: Faculty of Science
Dept of Zoology              Phone 27-11-716-3167(W)
Univ of the Witwatersrand          27-11-442-5469(H)
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