| 释义 |
Isle of Wight diseasenoun [mass noun]A disease of bees that is caused by a parasitic mite.- The mite is Acarapis woodi, order (or subclass) Acari.
The island is the place of origin of Acarine Disease, formerly known as Isle of Wight disease, a rapidly spreading ailment that is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of bees a year. Origin So named because it was first observed in the Isle of Wight in 1904. |