>In my opinion if your eyes are good enough to see young larvae then graft. I agree wholeheartedly with this. If you cannot see that well, try strong reading glasses, $8 to $12 US, and a bright lamp. I used to graft in my pickup truck with a searchlight fastened to the sun visor and plugged into the cigarette lighter. Nowadays, indoors, I use a miner's headlamp and reading glasses. Also, the steel wire tools they sell can be modified slightly by filing down the tip so it fits more easily under a tiny larva. I am not sure whether priming the cups makes a difference but it is so easy to do. Mix a little royal jelly with lukewarm distilled water and put a dab in there. -- Peter Borst <[log in to unmask]>