> If I recall correctly, they had great difficulty in getting the > bees to draw 4.9 cells. This has been a common problem with research projects that have, for reasons unknown, chosen to attempt to "downsize" the bees themselves rather than simply rent, borrow, or buy existing downsized colonies. I wonder if they also attempt to build their own woodenware. :) > At the time, I thought they did not really give the bees time to > size down, not that I am a 100% believer that small cells are the > answer. I just think that scientifically you need to be as accurate > as possible. Scientifically speaking, the number of "anecdotal reports" is starting to get hard to ignore. As luck would have it, IR-4 has made its annual call for grant applications for work on "biopesticides", so now is the time to grab your friendly local neighborhood PhD in entomology and ask them why they can't accept some free money to look at rescuing some of the "technological castaways" from their respective Gilligan's Islands of anecdote and apocrypha. http://ir4.rutgers.edu/Docs/2005callforproposals.htm Clearly, the "best" biopesticide would be one that is made of nothing more than wax. ...oh, Trevor likely has no idea... ummm "Gilligan's Island" was a US TV show about a group of people stranded on an island who often amused themselves with attempts to solve various problems they faced with examples of technology so comical that I was able to give an entire mid-term exam to first-year students in college physics by simply playing short clips from the show, and asking "Would this work? If so, why? If not, why not?" Most all of the examples would never have worked in this universe. jim (See Spot. Run!) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::