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I have 19 queens at the moment. 5 have noticeably been picking at cotton and covering their larvae with it. Almost 1 in 4 are doing it. If that helps

Kherafox wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:43 pm

Is it very common for queens with brood to pull and pick at the cotton?

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