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Varroosis vs Varroa - What's the difference?

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Varroa is a synonym of varroosis.



As nouns the difference between varroosis and varroa

is that varroosis is a disease of honey bees, caused by the parasitic mite Varroa destructor while varroa is infestation with the mite species: Varroa destructor, or the disease caused by such mites.

varroosis

English

Noun

(-)
  • A disease of honey bees, caused by the parasitic mite Varroa destructor .

    • varroa

    English

    (wikipedia varroa) (wikispecies)

    Noun

    (-)
  • , or the disease caused by such mites
  • :These bees are resistant to varroa .
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 29, Don Farmer, Shop forced to shut as bees swarm, Wairarapa Times-Age citation
    • , passage=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.}}

    Synonyms

    * (condition of infestation of a colony by Varroa mites) varroatosis, varroosis

    See also

    * (Varroa destructor) * (Deformed wing virus) * , DWV