From: "Peter Schmoeker" <pschmoeker@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 00:30:49
To: BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Hygienic behavior

Chris,

Sorry, but you are correct...not about the hole, but about my statement.
The pin hole is the size of a dissecting pin @ .5mm. But the IDEA was to
get the bees to notice the HOLE so they would definately notice the mite.
Previously, theorists stated that the bees did not groom the mites off each
other because they did not notice them. That is why the experiment was done the way it was.
Sorry about the unclear description.

Peter