Hi Bill & All
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>> but, she said that the female mite enters the worker cell just before it is capped, then lays an unfertilised egg that becomes a male who mates with his mother.
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> She may have misspoken or folks heard mother when she said, brother. Did anyone challenge her?  
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Yes I did, but privately during the break, and she waffled a little admitting both were possible.  The discussion here on Bee-L appears to agree with her somewhat.  I was impressed with the speed that responses came in and the detail, that Pete has treated us to over the years, from everyone.

THANKS BEE-L

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada 44N80W
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