A very late response, but better late than never I suppose!

No Mike I have not used the tool that you described, although I believe
that some of my set of needles are of Chinese origin too. I made some
of my own as well from different steel, peened, ground, filed, bend and
polished them to suit my own requirements. I'll have a look to see how
the one that you mentioned differs in form and size....

Ron van Mierlo

Subject: Re: [BEE-L] Hot weather grafting


> >
>>I found that much of the royal jelly stays behind as the larva is lifted
>>from the original cell bottom, regardless of
>>the tools and method used.
>>Ron van Mierlo
>
> Have you used the "Chinese" grafting tool? It scoops the entire puddle of
> jelly, and deposits it, along with the larvae, in the cup.
> Mike

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