The vectoring competence of the mite Varroa destructor for deformed wing virus of honey bees is dynamic and affects survival of the mite https://t.co/L5JGSsvxzl
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@theticklab @LamasZac @USDA_NIFA If you are passaging mites on fresh pupae regularly, some of them will be alive for several weeks , see figure 4 in this paper https://t.co/aH0tn8qukf
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@TonyaShepherd17 @LamasZac @USDA_NIFA Mites stay alive for weeks, provided that they are passed on fresh pupae regularly ( see Fig 4 in this paper https://t.co/aH0tn8qukf ). But they don’t reproduce.
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RT @UMDscience: Varroa mites and the viruses they vector are leading causes of honeybee losses. @UMDEntomology researchers teamed up with…