Varroa

Varroa
Varroa destructor in dorsal (top) and ventral (lower) views
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Superfamily: Dermanyssoidea
Family: Varroidae
Delfinado & Baker, 1974[3]
Genus: Varroa
Oudemans, 1904[1][2]
Species

Varroa destructor
Varroa jacobsoni
Varroa rindereri
Varroa underwoodi

Varroa is a genus of parasitic mesostigmatan mites associated with honey bees, placed in its own family, Varroidae.[4] The genus was named for Marcus Terentius Varro, a Roman scholar and beekeeper. The condition of a honeybee colony being infested with Varroa mites is called varroosis (also, incorrectly, varroatosis).

Varroa mites, specifically the species Varroa destructor, are recognised as the biggest pest to honeybees worldwide due to their ability to transmit diseases such as deformed wing virus (or DWV) to larval or pupating bees, resulting in death or severe deformity of the pupae.

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  4. ^ Joel Hallan. "Varroidae Delfinado & Baker, 1974". Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)