>I have recently heard that the longevity of insturmentally inseminated
>queens is not very long, normally being two or three months.
The queens that we use as breeders are II and they last at least 2 to 3
years. Some may only last a short time but hey, so do some open mated
queens. After all, how many horses are bred from the best genetic stock and
end up in tins of dog food? I find the II queens OK for our purpose as
breeders.
Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA
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