A method for rapidly marking adult varroa mites for use in brood inoculation experiments

Maria J Kirrane*, Lilia I de Guzman, Thomas E Rinderer, Amanda M Frake, Jeremy Wagnitz and Padraig M Whelan School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. 2 Environmental Research Institute (ERI), University College Cork, Lee Road, Cork, Ireland. USDA-ARS, Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, 1157 Ben Hur Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 708205502, USA.