Varroa destructor

== Translingual == === Etymology === Varroa + English destructor. Coined by D. L. Anderson & J. W. H. Trueman in 2000, who showed that this species was distinct from Varroa jacobsoni. From being a destructive ectoparasite of European honey bees, able to wipe out colonies; a mite of the genus Varroa. === Proper noun === Varroa destructor f A taxonomic species within the family Varroidae – varroa mite, a mite that parasitizes bees. ==== Hypernyms ==== (species):; Mesostigmata – order; Dermanyssina – suborder; Dermanyssoidea – superfamily; Varroidae – family; Varroa – genus === References === “Varroa destructor”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Varroa destructor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Varroa destructor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Varroa destructor on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons