I have some questions regarding laying workers that I can't seem to find answers to, thought I'd try here....

1. Can there be more than one laying worker in a hive?
2. Does a laying worker produce the pheremones that a laying queen does? Does the hive think there's a queen present?
3. Does a laying worker's behaviour mimic a queen, such as the tendency to scoot to the dark side of the frame?
4. Does she still forage?
5. How long will she live? Normal foraging worker life or longer because she mayh not be foraging?

I've read conflicting remedies for a wive with a laying worker, what is the most effective - can the hive be saved, is it hopeless or a lot of effort with marginal
results?

Thanks,
Howard

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