OK folks, I have a packet of little discs with unfeasibly small numbers on them, and a tube of glue. Plus failing eyesight to read them. It is time to get serious about queen breeding. How to combine queen, glue and numbered disc?
Somewhere I'm sure I've seen a matchstick used to apply glue to the thorax in advance of transferring the numbered disc. Dave Cushman seems to favour a thin tube to use suction to hold the disc until the crucial moment. Cannae be bothered with that faff. What about two matchsticks, one to apply glue and a second moistened one to momentarily hold the disc as it is transferred to the queen? Any other ideas?
Incidentally, DC adds to the scent on the fingers debate at the link above.
PS In this case I'm all for using the plunger cage to hold the queen. I'd be bound to drop her whilst looking for all the right bits and pieces.
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