Monitoring the gravitational reflex of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor: A novel bioassay for assessing toxic effects of acaricides

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-117

  Papachristoforou, Alexandros ^a,b,c   Papaefthimiou, Chrisovalantis ^a   Zafeiridou, Georgia ^a   Goundy, Vasiliki ^a   Watkins, Max ^d   Theophilidis, George ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b France and University of Paris Sud   (France)

^c CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^d Vita (Europe) Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acaricides; Gravitational reflex; Leg flexion; Mortality assessment; Sternum expansion; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACARI; INVERTEBRATA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80054001620     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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