>
> > I was just wondering if I am missing something.
>

Yes.  In Donze 1994, he states:

"By contrast with the short feeding bouts of 2.7 min on the prepupa, the
first feed by the adult female on the pupae lasts 60 +/- 25 min.

That observation supports Ramsey's findings.


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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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