Table 1. Characteristics of stages of female honeybee larval development.

Stage of development	Symbol	Characteristic
Fourth instar larvae	L4	0.004 to 0.0248g (W)	0.004 to 0.044g (Q)
Fifth instar larvae feeding	L5F	0.06 to 0.11g (W)	0.09 to 0.18g (Q)
Fifth instar larvae defecting	L5S	Larval period after sealing
Prepupae	L5PP	No feeding, inactive stage
White-eyed pupae	Pw	Pupae with no pigmentation
Brown-eyed pupae	Pb	Pupae with brown eyes and no pigmentation in the thorax

W: workers;

Q: queens.