> So, I see zero evidence that inbreeding or diploid drones are any part of his problem.
Right, I was just offering an example of when larvae are removed after hatching. The following may explain non-hatching eggs:
> If the individual pathological effects caused by Nosema are large enough, the infection can affect the functioning of the colony as a whole. Heavily infected colonies are more likely to have infected queens that lay non-hatching eggs before they stop laying altogether.
Punko, R. N. (2021). Nosema epidemiology and control in honey bees (Apis mellifera) under Canadian Prairie conditions.
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