Table 1.
Nest area, number of cells, and number of pupae for N1 and N2.
| Comb position |
N1 | N2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area, cm2
(l x w, cm) |
# of cells (# large cells) |
# of pupae (# large pupae) |
Area, cm2
(l x w, cm) |
# of cells (# large cells) |
# of pupae (# large pupae) |
|
| 1 | 821 (38.0×27.5) |
483 (0) |
68 (0) |
1858 (55.8×42.4) |
1375 (168) |
413 (105) |
| 2 | 1021 (40.0×32.5) |
1027 (0) |
199 (0) |
1371 (48.5×36.0) |
1376 (201) |
484 (143) |
| 3 | 1008 (39.5×32.5) |
750 (5) |
180 (5) |
889 (39.7×28.5) |
744 (231) |
183 (96) |
| 4 | 915 (37.0×31.5) |
706 (0) |
144 (0) |
720 (33.2×27.6) |
554 (0) |
41 (0) |
| 5 | 220 (20.0×14.0) |
151 (0) |
2 (0) |
115 (13.3×11.0) |
122 (0) |
0 (0) |
| Total | 3985 | 3117 (5) |
593 (5) |
4953 | 4171 (600) |
1121 (344) |
Comb area was estimated using the formula for the area of an ellipse (area = π ×½length×½width), with length as the maximum comb dimension and width as the maximum dimension at right angles to the axis along which length was measured. Total number of cells and the number of sealed pupal cells were counted on each comb. The subset of pupae and cells that were large (i.e., likely adequate for rearing gynes) was also estimated for both counts.