--- On Tue, 12/28/10, allen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: ".....recall Dean was implying that bringing in a VSH queen or two might not be the answer it might seem to be on the surface."
Mention has been made of homogenizing sperm when doing instrumental insemination, but has there been a study done on the homogenization of sperm in naturally mated queens? I've heard more than once how hive characteristics can change over a period of time due to the appearance (supposedly) of the genetic line of a different drone. How much homogenization of sperm does take place in the spermatheca?
Mike in LA
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