Hello All !
About grafting larvae for queen rearing ... It's well known that the
small grafted larvae are very resistant and can remain even some hours
out of the cluster. The conditions : wetting and low temperature.
Does anyone know about the limits of these resistance and maybe some
*references* concerning this subject. I know about a serial of cells
forgotten overnight in the wet grass and giving good results after
introducing in the morning in a queenless colony.
My questions :
Do people know the maximum time to keep cold these larvae and then
obtain a correct queen yet ?
Do poeple know about the ideal cold temperature to keep them ?
TIA
Jean-Marie Van_Dyck <[log in to unmask]>
Lat.Long. : N:50.30' E:04.56' - Alt. : 200 m - North sea : 200 km
After a week of correct weather ... a week of winter weather (cold and wet)
... usual here, but depressing !
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B-5000 NAMUR(Belgium) Medical school - Biochemistry dept
Sorry for my poor english : je parle francais