1838 E. Bevan (new ed.) xvi. 188 The decoy-hive..should be furnished with as many worker-combs as can be spared.
1949 G. H. Cale in R. A. Grout (rev. ed.) ix. 260 (caption) The worker comb is cut to fit the inside of the frame and tied temporarily into position.
2011 A. Matheson & M. Reid (ed. 4) iv. 54 The wax used to make the base of the cells of natural worker comb is 0.18mm thick.