http://www.vita-europe.com/honeybee-health-research-boosted-by-new-treatment-test-researchers-discover-the-fastest-and-most-reliable-way-to-test-varroa-treatments/

Honeybee health research boosted by new treatment test Researchers
discover the fastest and most reliable way to test varroa treatments

The new bioassay procedure involves securing a varroa mite upside down
and placing a tiny sensor on its sternum. When upside-down, the reflex
action of the varroa mite (like other invertebrates and vertebrates)
is to try to right itself. The resulting rhythmic pulses of the mite
are measured by the sensor and represented on a graph. Any harmful
effects of the treatment will change the reflex action of the pest and
the resulting graph can then be compared to a normal pattern.

A video of the bioassay in action can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/VitaEuropeLtd?feature=mhee

unfortunatelly the video's link to the bioassay doesn't work.

Anyone from Vita in the list that could explain any further or give
the proper link?


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