varroa en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /vəˈɹəʊə/
Etymology
From the genus name Varroa.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Infestation with the mite Varroa destructor, or the disease caused by such mites.
Swarms were reasonably common place in rural areas when New Zealand had a large feral bee population but few wild bees now survive due to varroa disease.
2009 January 29, Don Farmer, “Shop forced to shut as bees swarm”, in Wairarapa Times-Age:These bees are resistant to varroa.
Deriveds
Relateds
colony collapse disorder · deformed wing virus · cloudy wing virus
Synonyms
varroatosis (condition of infestation of a colony by Varroa mites) · varroosis (condition of infestation of a colony by Varroa mites)