mite
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6.3
- noun
- /maɪt/
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ácaro
- A family of varroa mites was found at the bottom of a honey bee brood cell.
- varroa mites
- tracheal mites
- dust mites
Second of all, what are eyelash mites and do I even want to know?
- Second of all, what are eyelash mites and do I even want to know?
- It looks like an electron micrograph of a mite or something.
- These boxwoods had such bad spider mite damage last year.
- It's transmitted by mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, lice and mites.
- It shows that leaving the bed unmade and the sheets exposed to light is your best defense against microscopic dust mite.
- So when he goes down to to feed the dog there, you know, stalactites and mites and hell, it's hell.
- This way it's easier to spot any symptoms or signs of spider mite at the store and not bring them home.
Examples
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Another victim of the spider mites is my grapefruit.
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And often times there can be mites and other things like that.
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I will also give a second species of mite that does something like this.
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This way it's easier to spot any symptoms or signs of spider mite at the store and not bring them home.
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Spider mites eating up everything.
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A major problem in stored grain, this mite is also a potential biocontrol agent.
Academic text (2000) -
Since many plant-feeding mites are host specific, such information could be very valuable.
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The consequences can be grave: a heavy infestation of mites can kill a fly in a few days.
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What's more, varroa mites are thought to transmit at least a half-dozen bee viruses.
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The gardener noticed small white patches on the leaves, which indicated an infestation of mites.
Synonyms
A very small animal like a mite or tick that lives on animals and plants and can harm them
A tiny animal like a spider, for example mites or ticks
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A very small white animal that lives on the skin of people or animals and makes them scratch a lot
A tiny spider-like animal that makes fine webs and eats plant juice, damaging leaves
- Specialized
A very small animal like an insect that lives on plants and makes reddish brown spots on leaves or fruit
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mite for the tiny animal comes from an old English word for a very small creature, so a mite is literally a 'tiny creature', which is why the word names the very small arachnids that live on animals and plants.