In a message dated 14/08/2006 01:21:14 GMT Standard Time,  [log in to unmask] 
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Hugo  Thone wrote:
> Is there any reason why queens sometimes wait until all  brood is emerged
> before they start laying fresh eggs  ?




What else happens during that waiting period?  The house bees of the  time of 
introduction mature and become foragers, while their young sisters  emerge 
who know only the new queen. Could it be that the 'worker police' (see  Prof 
Ratnieks' work at Sheffield University) are removing the eggs for reasons  known 
only to themselves, but upon which it is fun to speculate?
 
Chris

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