Dick,
"The larva do not eat wax. And, diffusion is slow relative to the life of a larva. "
What is the diffusion rate? Can you tell us about the octanol diffusion coefficient, and whether it would allow for a 1/10 ratio of wax concentration to larval concentration over the life of the worker larva (21 days)?
Christina
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