- varroa mite
- noun Etymology: New Latin Varrou, from Marcus Terentius Varro Date: 1985 an Asian mite (Varroa jacobsoni syn. V. destructor) that is a serious bloodsucking parasite of honeybees
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varroa mite
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varroa mite — /vəˈroʊə maɪt/ (say vuh rohuh muyt) noun either of two mites, Varroa destructor or V. jacobsoni, which are external parasites of bees …
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varroa — /varˈō ə/ noun 1. (also with cap) an Asiatic mite (Varroa jacobsoni) which parasitizes and kills the honey bee 2. Infection by this mite ORIGIN: LL, after Publius Terentius Varro (c.82–37BC), Roman scholar who wrote on bee keeping … Useful english dictionary
Varroa jacobsoni — Taxobox name = Varroa jacobsoni regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Arachnida ordo = Acari familia = Parasitidae genus = Varroa species = V. jacobsoni binomial = Varroa jacobsoni binomial authority = Oudemans, 1904 Varroa jacobsoni… … Wikipedia
Varroa — Taxobox name = Varroa image width = 240px image caption = Varroa destructor , Photo by Scott Bauer regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Arachnida ordo = Acari familia = Parasitidae genus = Varroa subdivision ranks = Species subdivision … Wikipedia
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varroa — var·ro·a (värʹō ə) n. A reddish brown, oval mite (Varroa jacobsoni) that is a parasite of honeybees. [New Latin Varroa, genus name, after Varro, Marcus Terentius.] * * * … Universalium
varroa — noun Infestation with the mite Varroa destructor, or the disease caused by such mites These bees are resistant to varroa … Wiktionary
