> > Current practice for commercial queen breeders is to wait for a good
> pattern, and to pinch those who do not make it.
> 
> Charles, what on earth is this based on? I don't believe this is true at
> all. And I am not saying queen breeders are unscrupulous but the standard
> practice is to get the queen out of the nuc as soon is she is laying. What
> you are describing would reduce production by about 75%. Who could afford
> to do that?
> 
> PLB

This research has supposedly changed queen breeders practices in Australia.

https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/downloads/03-049

Geoff Manning

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