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Definition of Red spider mite

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Spider Mite

Literary usage of Red spider mite

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

1. The Amateur's Practical Garden-book by Charles Elias Hunn, Liberty Hyde Bailey (1900)
"... in the window-garden or conservatory are the red spider, mite, mealy bug, aphis, and scale. The red spider is a very minute Insect with a reddish body. ..."

2. The Practical Garden-book: Containing the Simplest Directions for the by Charles Elias Hunn, Liberty Hyde Balley (1900)
"... in the window-garden or conservatory are the red spider, mite, mealy bug, aphis, and scale. The red spider is a very minute Insect with a reddish body. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Second Temperate Rice Conference by B Hardy, J E Hill (2002)
"red spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch). red spider mite density per leaf was from 2 to 7 from the beginning of May until the end of August. ..."

4. Proceedings of the FAO/IRRI Workshop on Judicious and Efficient Use of by International Rice Research Institute (1984)
"Multiple resistance of this type is also found in the housefly and the red spider mite Tetranychus urticae ..."

5. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Board of Horticulture (1882)
"red spider (mite), must be thoroughly washed with an alkaline wash as prescribed in Rule 8, or by such wash as may be satisfactory to the Horticultural ..."

6. Illustrated Guide to Integrated Pest Management in Rice in Tropical Asia by W. H. Reissig, International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"Because of their size, they are often overlooked as The most commonly known mite pests on rice are the red spider mite Oligonychus oryzae. ..."

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