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Subject:	Re: II Instrumental Insemination
From:	Peter L Borst <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:43:46 -0500
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Here are Sue Cobey's final words on II Queens:

> Beekeeping practices designed to reduce labor, increase efficiency and provide convenience in scheduling, often provide suboptimal conditions for queen development and sperm storage in the spermatheca. The reported lower performance levels of IIQs can probably be attributed to such factors. 

> The unfounded reputation for poor performance of IIQs has been difficult to dispel, although the scientific community has repeatedly demonstrated their equal and sometimes higher performance compared to NMQs [naturally mated queens].

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