From: "deelusbybeekeeper" <deelusbybeekeeper@excelonline.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 19:31:00 -0700
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Laying workers

Hi all

It was written:

> I sort of
> > wondered if it could be sperm?
>
> Any of you know for certain?
>
> Can drones fertilize eggs in this manner ?

Reply:

No, they cannot fertilize eggs in this manner. This is not what happens in
Thelytoky for the egg to produce a queen.

Dee