I know that hygienic traits are a positive thing to have in a queen, and that several queen breeders mention such adjectives in their descriptions of their queens in their sale advertisements in order to get top dollar for their queens.
So I'm wondering if those of you who buy these queens with "hygienic traits", and also do hygienic testing with liquid nitrogen, what percentage of your testing shows that your queens indeed carry a 90% or better hygienic trait? Or do you feel that for the most part, these "hygienic trait" claims are no more than advertising gimmicks to win the sale?
So I'm wondering if those of you who buy these queens with "hygienic traits", and also do hygienic testing with liquid nitrogen, what percentage of your testing shows that your queens indeed carry a 90% or better hygienic trait? Or do you feel that for the most part, these "hygienic trait" claims are no more than advertising gimmicks to win the sale?