Trevor wrote:
Can you give a reference for this statement to show that larger bees (read
larvae) have a different JGH production than smaller bees (read larvae).

Dee responds with:
"These researchers were able to show that mite reproduction
hinges on the physiological condition of the infested honey
bee larvae. Thus, the juvenile hormone titer in the blood
of the honey bee prepupa dictates whether the female mite
initiates egg laying after the first blood meal."


Pardon me, but physiological condition does not equal size. Your reference
does not address the question that Trevor asked. 

pb

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