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Varroa Ent.|ˈværəʊə|
Also varroa.
[mod.L., coined in Ger. (A. C. Oudemans 1904, in Entomol. Ber. (Amsterdam) XVIII. 161), f. the name of Marcus Terentius Varro (116–27 bc), Roman scholar.]
A small mite, Varroa jacobsoni, which is a fatal parasite of the honeybee in the Far East and has spread to other parts in modern times; infection with this mite.
1974Jrnl. Washington Acad. Sci. LXIV. 10/2 ‘Varroa disease’ of the honey bee. 1978Bee World LIX. 165 Bees imported from Japan brought Varroa to Paraguay. 1979Guardian 26 July 1/4 The barely visible varroa began infesting Russian honey-bees in 1964 and since then it has flourished dramatically. 1984L. A. Stephens-Potter Beekeeper's Man. x. 111/2 In countries where varroa is present it has spread with alarming rapidity and caused enormous losses of bee colonies. 1984Times 11 Oct. 3/2 At the queen examination centre..Ministry of Agriculture scientists make sure she is free of Varroa. |