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Re: Queen Biology (was Banking of virgin queens - advisable?)
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Sun, 19 Jun 2005 14:33:32 +1000
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> I have another question on this topic: is the number of ovarioles what
> determines the ultimate size of the queen or the age of the larva that
> results in the bigger queen?

Not sure about size but try the following by Prof Jerzy Woyke:-

Correlations between the age at which honeybee brood was grafted,
characteristics
of the resultant queens, and results of insemination.  J. apic. Res. 10(1):
45-55

Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA

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