varroa

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English

A honeybee with deformed wings attributed to deformed wing virus, which is transmitted by Varroa destructor
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Etymology

From the genus name Varroa.

Pronunciation

Noun

varroa (uncountable)

  1. (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, “Shop forced to shut as bees swarm”, in Wairarapa Times-Age‎:
      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.

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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)

  1. the mite Varroa destructor

Further reading

  • varroa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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