Meanings
nounvarroa (uncountable)
- uncountableagricultureInfestation with the mite Varroa destructor, or the disease caused by such mites.
These bees are resistant to varroa.
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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.
2009 January 29, Don Farmer, “Shop forced to shut as bees swarm”, in Wairarapa Times-AgeSynonyms: varroatosis, varroosis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounInfestation with the mite Varroa destructor, or the disease caused by such mites.
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Origin
From the genus name Varroa.
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varroa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varroa
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