Norroa: controlling Varroa with RNAi, how does it work?

Varroa · New developments Norroa: controlling Varroa with RNAi, how does it work? Norroa uses RNA interference to disrupt reproduction in Varroa mites. It is a striking new technology, but it is not yet authorised in the European Union. Controlling Varroa destructor remains one of the major challenges in beekeeping. Established treatments use active substances such as oxalic acid, formic acid or thymol. Norroa takes a very different approach: it uses RNA interference, or RNAi, to selectively disr [...]  Read more >
  Posted by Chiel Versluijs     News views (51)
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