Definition of Red spider mite

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

Exact synonyms: Panonychus Ulmi, Red Spider
Generic synonyms: Spider Mite, Tetranychid
Group relationships: Genus Panonychus, Panonychus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Spider Mite

red sanderswood
red saunders
red scare
red setter
red shift
red shrubby penstemon
red silk-cotton tree
red silk cotton
red silver fir
red siskin
red slender loris
red snapper
red snow
red sorrel
red spider
red spider mite (current term)
red sprite
red sprites
red spruce
red squirrel
red squirrels
red state
red strawberry tongue
red supergiant
red supergiants
red sweat
red tag
red tape
red tea
red test

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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