A novel system for maintaining Varroa destructor mites on artificial diets and its application for studying mites as a vector for honey bee viruses.
F. Posada-Florez, E. V. Ryabov, M. C. Heerman, Y. Chen, J. D. Evans, S. C. Cook, D. E. Sonenshine
This paper introduces a novel in vitro system to maintain Varroa destructor mites on artificial diets and demonstrates their ability to acquire and transmit honey bee viruses.
bioRxiv · Dec 12, 2019 · PreprintZoology