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Re: Worker life expectancy
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Mike S <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 8 Oct 2017 14:13:04 +0000
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>>>>   It would be of interest to experimentally make colonies queenless, and then mark subsequently-emerging workers with paint.  Then one could track whether they became diutinus bees, whereas the earlier-emerging bees might die off pretty quickly.
<><><>   Wondering if results would differ if queens were caged instead of having the colonies queenless. Mike in LA


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