4.0 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HONEYBEE
The candidate will be:
4.2 able to state the periods spent by the female castes and the drone in the four stages of their life (egg, larva, pupa, adult);
NOTES
| Worker | Drone | Queen | |
| Egg | 3 days | 3 days | 3 days |
| Larva | 8 days | 11 days | 7 days |
| Pupa | 10 days | 13 days | 9 days |
| Adult (Summer approx) | 36 days | 22 days | 3-4 years |
| Adult (Winter approx) | 6 months | 59 days | 3-4 years |