Bob,  I have studied the beetles quite a bit,  and would find that extremely
unlikely.  The beetles are capable of ovipositing in  bee brood,  and do it
quite often  thru the side of the cell adjacent.

I would suspect the workers constant attention to the queen cell,  and the
much thicker wax base/side to be a huge detriment to the likelihood that
would happen.   I have hear of eggs and adults in the nooks and crannies of
queen cages,  but that's a rare event also.   But if the queen cells were in
some sort of protector that could harbor and adult beetle  its certainly
possible.


Charles

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