Mite

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Related Terms 5 Scope Note 6 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

chigger, mange, mite infestation, scabies, Trombicula

Broader Terms

Arachnida

Narrower Terms

pyroglyphid

Related Terms

disease vector, parasitism

Scope Note

any arthropod of the subclass Acari, except the ticks; minute animals related to the spiders, usually having transparent or semitransparent bodies; may be parasitic on humans and domestic animals, producing various irritations of the skin; many mite species are important to human and veterinary medicine as both parasite and vector; mites also infest plants.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• twospotted mites The body of a spider mite is separated into two distinct parts: (1) the gnathosoma and (2) the idiosoma.
• Twospotted Spider Mite The twospotted spider mite is an example of a 'warm season' mite.
• Banks grass mite is more destructive to turf than other turfgrass mites.
• This mite is now found on every continent except Australia.
• The Rock-Mite is a crystal-controlled direct-conversion transceiver operating on 7040 KHz, the North American 'watering-hole' for QRP activity, or 14060 KHz for the 20M version.

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