>
> >Wouldn't an uncapped larva be more certain to have intact pollen grains,
> while later,
> after capped all pollen grain parts would have time to be digested?
>

The undigested exines remain, and are easily visible--leaving a record of
any pollen consumed.



-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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