Transfering larvae into queen cells, this is the first step for royal jelly production (the same as large scale queen rearing). Beijing, China. May 13, 2001. Viewed: 2053 times.
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Workers taking care of a queen cell, the white larva can be seen partially. Viewed: 1883 times.
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When the queen is removed or killed in a colony, workers will change worker cells into 'emergency queen cells'. These cells may not have the best quality. THe five cells here are all pretty small, for example, perhaps because workers did not use the youngest larvae available. May 30, 2003. *Viewed: 1470 times.
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Here you see the 'queen' pupa is not that much bigger than the worker pupa, because the larva used for emergency cell was already too old. May 30, 2003. Viewed: 1287 times.
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A queen cell near the edge of a frame. A worker has most of her body inside to either inspect or feed the queen larva. Viewed: 1757 times.
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When a very young queen cell was opened to expose the larva and the creamy food (royal jelly), workers come to eat the jelly. Viewed: 1583 times.
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A queen cell in the center of the nest. This is usually a supercedure cell -- when the queen is getting too old workers rear a new one to replace her. When this happens, the two queens do not fight with each other. *Viewed: 1744 times.
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Well, I thought, this queen cells seems to be too long! There must be something different...I proceeded to open the cell. Viewed: 1419 times.
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