>What the abstract did not say is what was the treatment method (patties or
> syrup) and concentration of Thymol.
>

In syrup, 0.44mM concentration.  More details at my website.

>
> >As noted in the study, Nurse bees put the pattie material directly into
> the
> cell (without processing)
>

I question whether there is any evidence for this whatsoever.  One could
easily view the larval meconium under a scope to confirm. I am waiting to
receive a draft of the study from one of the authors.

Randy Oliver

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