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/vəˈɹəʊə/ · noun
(beekeeping) Infestation with the mite Varroa destructor, or the disease caused by such mites..
These bees are resistant to varroa.
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.
Use varroa when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Varroa means (beekeeping) Infestation with the mite Varroa destructor, or the disease caused by such mites..
Common synonyms include varroatosis, varroosis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
These bees are resistant to varroa.
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