Rusty, Randy Oliver does a great job explaining what is known vs. what remains to be understood about this in his article: http://scientificbeekeeping.com/understanding-colony-buildup-and-decline-part-9a/ <http://scientificbeekeeping.com/understanding-colony-buildup-and-decline-part-9a/> *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html