If female mites are found in drone brood according to a Poisson distribution that says they do not seek out cells already containing a female does it not?

That is true.

But it's not what I saw.  So I am going to have fun and look at more drone brood.  Now that I'm retired, I can "waste" time like that.  While I'm pulling out the drone pupae I notice all kinds of things and find myself thinking in new ways, and I just enjoy it.  For instance:  What if the mites populate brood differently at different times of the season?  Or perhaps they are found in a different distribution when a flow is on, vs no flow?  And where do they "hang out" during end-of-season drift?  Lots of stuff to think about....but first I have to read the paper Randy told us about.

Christina

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