Hi all,
I have a colony that is around the 50 worker count. The colony has been steadily growing since July - they are kept at 87 - 91 degrees, have enough protein, sugar and hydration.
But a couple weeks ago I noticed the queen just stopped laying eggs. The last time I saw a batch of eggs was August 22. The newest generation of workers hatched over a week ago and since then there have been no new eggs.
This alarms me because the only brood I can see inside the nest now are two or three big major larvae - these have stayed larvae for nearly a month without pupating so I'm thinking there's something wrong with them.
Do you think the queen is not laying eggs due to stress or some other reason?