Hi Zach > This is very fresh data (The last few bees are emerging today, of the 2nd > batch). Part of the talk I will be giving tomorrow at the Michigan > Beekeepers Association. This is a great breakthrough, I wonder how much work went into the preliminary stages ? I can see some very useful breeding tools emerging in future from such a technique, but I have a few questions. Your method feeds the larva an apparently unrestricted and unchanging diet through the whole period of development, I was under the impression that worker bees were able to adjust the feed rate and recipe according to various external conditions and age of the larva. I realise that it is 'early days' for this technique and that feed could be provided in a changing fashion by very simple controls and pumping, is a varying diet unnecessary or are the larva/adult bees deficient in some way ? When you describe one of the resulting adults as 'queen like' can you give more details of the appearance of the legs ? If this technique could be developed for drone production, it would help those of us using instrumental insemination. Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman or http://www.dave-cushman.net Short FallBack M/c, Build 6.02/3.1 (stable) -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---