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Re: Many unanswered questions; improved queens
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"Janet L. Wilson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 6 Aug 2018 11:25:21 -0400
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>Experiments with 543 queens have shown that the average number of ovarioles was greater in
>queens reared 'from the egg' than in queens reared from grafted larvae.
>This difference was statistically significant.

Interesting..I'd like to see updated research from that 1965 study.

This would suggest that comparing queens from grafting vs. Jenter/Nicot box would be informative. The Miller method and the Hopkins method both use cells with undisturbed eggs as well, although they do not generate a lot of queens at a time, they are good methods for small holding beekeepers.

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