spider mite
noun
: any of various small web-spinning mites (family Tetranychidae) that include destructive pests of plants
called also red spider
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Both stimulate new growth but this is the time for slow growth so plants adapt to drought tolerance.
• Use a sharp spray of water to clean plant leaves of dust, dirt, aphids, white flies and spider mites, whose presence is evident by tiny webs on leaves and stems.
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Aphids, whiteflies, spider mites, and other sap-sucking insects have a taste for cucumber leaves.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
Especially those that thrive in hot, dry weather, like spider mites.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
Groups of spider mites weave themselves up with silk into a ball that can be carried to distant frontiers on the wind.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Aphids, whiteflies, spider mites, and other sap-sucking insects have a taste for cucumber leaves.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
Especially those that thrive in hot, dry weather, like spider mites.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
Groups of spider mites weave themselves up with silk into a ball that can be carried to distant frontiers on the wind.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for spider mite
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“Spider mite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spider%20mite. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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