varroa

== English == === Etymology === From the genus name Varroa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vəˈɹəʊə/ === Noun === varroa (uncountable) (beekeeping) Infestation with the mite Varroa destructor, or the disease caused by such mites. ==== 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) cloudy wing virus (CWV) === 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 Category:varroa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == 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) a mite of species Varroa destructor === Further reading === varroa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana