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Multiple Eggs In A Single Cell
Here multiple eggs are laid in a single cell. Often an egg laying worker is the culprit. Difficult, if not impossible to find, the progeny from these eggs will be deformed and unable to function properly. Laying workers do not deposit their eggs in the bottom center of the cells, like a Queen...
Photos on this page from: Honey Bee Brood Diseases by Henrik Hansen. There is no better book for field identification of bee diseases than this!
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