varroa
See also: Varroa
English
A honeybee with deformed wings attributed to deformed wing virus, which is transmitted by Varroa destructor
Wikispecies
Etymology
From the genus name Varroa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vəˈɹəʊə/
Noun
varroa (uncountable)
- (beekeeping, chiefly New Zealand) Infestation with the mite Varroa destructor, or the disease caused by such mites.
- These bees are resistant to varroa.
- 2009, January 29, “Don Farmer”, in Shop forced to shut as bees swarm:
- 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.
Usage notes
The damage caused by varroa appears to be a combination of that caused by the mites and by viruses transmitted by them, in particular deformed wing virus (DWV). Varroa has been suggested as a possible cause of colony collapse disorder.
Synonyms
- (condition of infestation of a colony by Varroa mites): varroatosis, varroosis
See also
- colony collapse disorder
- deformed wing virus, DWV
Further reading
Varroa destructor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Deformed wing virus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Deformed wing virus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - List of diseases of the honey bee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Varroa, named after Roman polymath Mārcus Terentius Varrō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /varˈrɔ.a/
- Rhymes: -ɔa
- Hyphenation: var‧rò‧a
Noun
varroa f (plural varroe)
- the mite Varroa destructor
Further reading
- varroa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana