New way to test effectiveness of varroa treatments
3 October 2011
Honeybee health research boosted by new treatment test
Researchers discover the fastest and most reliable way to test varroa treatments
The fastest and most definitive way of testing the effectiveness of treatments to control the varroa mite, the scourge of honeybees, has been developed by Vita (Europe) Ltd with a team of researchers at the Aristotle University in Greece.
This new ground-breaking bioassay is reducing testing time from potentially days to hours, and it is so sensitive that it can be used to identify mites resistant to specific treatments. Relatively small adaptations should also enable it to be used with a wide range of insect pests.
Full story with short video clip here: http://www.vita-europe.com/newsarchive-19