In a message dated 22/11/2006 22:47:40 GMT Standard Time,
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<<e) small cell appears to promote some forms of hygienic
behaviour.>>
I think this is it; I never saw capped cells opened and the pupae removed
before I downsized. Since doing so, I've seen it persistently with two
unrelated strains. I don't know exactly what's going on, but I know something is.
These are apparently healthy pupae at the stage when the eyes are beginning to
darken; it happens consistently at precisely this point every time.
Regards,
Robert Brenchley
Birmingham UK
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