varroa
noun/vəˈɹəʊə/
Etymology From the genus name Varroa.
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Agriculture, Beekeeping, Business, Lifestyle Infestation with the mite Varroa destructor, or the disease caused by such mites.
- These bees are resistant to varroa.
- 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:
- Synonyms
- varroatosis, varroosis
- Related terms
- colony collapse disorder, deformed wing virus, cloudy wing virus