Lexic.us

Definition of Red spider

1. Noun. Small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Spider

Literary usage of Red spider

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report by State Entomologist of Indiana (1914)
"On many plants the red spider forms a delicate silvery web, but this is not noticeable on most shade trees. The most successful remedy thus far proposed for ..."

2. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1890)
"The red spider or mite is found on various species of trees and shrubs throughout the ... During summer, use the remedy used for red spider (see remedy for ..."

3. Report on the Injurious Insects and Other Animals Observed in the Midland by Walter Edward Collinge (1904)
"REPORT ON THE Injurious Insects and other Animals OBSERVED IN THE MIDLAND COUNTIES DURING. I. ARACHNIDA. The Red "Spider," op Spinning Mite. ..."

4. Manual of Fruit Insects by Mark Vernon Slingerland, Cyrus Richard Crosby (1914)
"THE RED-SPIDER Tetranychus bimaculatus Harvey The red-spider is a minute mite (Fig. 273), about sjV incn m length, varying in color from pale ..."

5. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1845)
"Destruction of the red spider. By a CORRESPONDENT. ... Every red spider was destroyed, and the grapes were not infested again with them during the season. ..."

6. Greenhouse Management: A Manual for Florists and Flower Lovers on the by Levi Rawson Taft (1898)
"Few insects seem to have so little choice in their host plants as the red spider (Fig. 108), as they not only attack plants in the greenhouse and garden ..."

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