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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…·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.
DOI 10.1101/2019.12.12.874107