rust mite

English

Noun

rust mite (plural rust mites)

1. Any of various small mites of family Eriophyidae that burrow in the surface of leaves or fruits usually producing brown or reddish patches, including:
   1. A mite which, by puncturing the rind, causes the rust-coloured patches on citrus fruit.
      1. A pink citrus rust mite (Aculops pelekassi)
      2. A citrus rust mite (Phyllocoptruta oleivora).
   2. A mite of species Aceria anthocoptes, found on Cirsium arvense, (Canada thistle).

Synonyms

• (Aceria anthocoptes): russet mite, thistle mite, Canada thistle mite

See also

• russeting
• bronzing

References

• “rust mite”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• rust mite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• smuttier, trisetum