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Subject:	Re: Nursing protects honeybee larvae from secondary metabolites of pollen
From:	randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 14 Jun 2018 06:39:59 -0700
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I'm sorry if I was a bit rough in my previous post about making informed
posts.

I would assume that anyone posting to Bee-L would have a minimal
understanding of varroa mite biology.
The mite enters an uncapped cell and hide in the jelly.  The workers then
cap it. The 5th-instar larva consumes the remaining jelly, freeing the
mite.  Thus, larval feeding takes place in uncapped cells.  The 5th instar
larva then defecates and spins a cocoon.

So if you open freshly-sealed cells, prior to the larva spinning the
cocoon, you'd obtain larvae with the full complement of pollen in their
guts.


-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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