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mite
mite small, often microscopic chelicerate that, along with the tick, makes up the order Acarina; it is also related to spiders. The unsegmented mite body is typically oval and compact, although a few, mostly parasites, are elongated and wormlike. There are four pairs of legs. The movable head is at... Read more
scabies
scabies , highly contagious parasitic skin disease caused by the itch mite ( Sarcoptes scabiei ). The disease is also known as itch. It is acquired through close contact with an infested individual or contaminated clothing and is most prevalent among those living in crowded and unhygienic conditions... Read more
mange
mange , contagious skin disease of domestic and wild animals. The several types of mange, including follicular and sarcoptic mange, are caused by various minute parasitic mites that burrow into skin, hair follicles, or sweat glands. This leads to chronic skin inflammation and loss of hair. Sarcoptic... Read more
arachnid
arachnid , mainly terrestrial arthropod of the class Arachnida, including the spider , scorpion , mite and tick, harvestman (daddy longlegs), and a few minor groups. The body is divided into a cephalothorax with six pairs of appendages, and an abdomen. The first two pairs of appendages are use... Read more
chigger
chigger minute, six-legged, reddish larva of the harvest mite , one of various red bugs widely distributed throughout the world and common in the S United States. Attaching itself by its mouthparts to the skin of its vertebrate host, the chigger injects saliva that destroys cells and may cause a... Read more
thrips
thrips minute, agile insects of the order Thysanoptera. Thrips have piercing-and-sucking mouthparts and cup-shaped feet from which bladderlike adhesive organs may be extended. Some species are wingless, but many have four narrow, featherlike wings fringed with hairs. Metamorphosis is gradual, and... Read more
typhus
typhus any of a group of infectious diseases caused by microorganisms classified between bacteria and viruses, known as rickettsias. Typhus diseases are characterized by high fever and an early onset of rash and headache. They respond to antibiotic treatment with tetracycline and chloramphenicol an... Read more
citrus fruits
citrus fruits widely used edible fruits of plants belonging to Citrus and related genera of the family Rutaceae ( orange family). Included are the tangerine, citrange, tangelo, orange, pomelo, grapefruit , lemon , lime , citron , and kumquat . Almost all the species bearing edible fruits ar... Read more
Chelicerata
Chelicerata , phylum of the living horseshoe crabs (class Merostomata), the arachnids (class Arachnida), and the sea spiders (class Pycnogonida). Chelicerates are characterized by the absence of antennae and jaws and the presence of feeding structures (chelicera), which are modified pincerlike appen... Read more
rickettsia
rickettsia , any of a group of very small microorganisms, many disease-causing, that live in vertebrates and are transmitted by bloodsucking parasitic arthropods such as fleas , lice (see louse ), and ticks. Rickettsias are named after their discoverer, the American pathologist Harold Taylor Ricke... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "mite"

mite
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...both fresh- and saltwater. Mites eat plant or animal substances...grains, and flour. The spider mite, or red spider, which is a mite and not a spider, feeds on plants...is destructive to crops. Many mites are parasitic on other arthropods...
Scabies
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence ...characteristic burrows of the mites causing scabies. A sterilized...a slide to be examined. The mite itself may then be identified...microscope. Occasionally, a type of mite carried on dogs ( Sarcoptes...may infect humans. These mites cannot survive for very long...
Skin Parasites
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions ...chigger larvae (LAR-vee, immature mites) feed on a variety of animals...scraping might be taken to check for mites, eggs, and mite feces (FEE-seez, or bowel movements...not always accurate because the mites may have moved from the spot that...
Rickettsial Diseases
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health ...and opossum-flea cycle Worldwide Spotted fever group: Rickettsialpox R. akari Mouse mite Mite/mice Mouse mite bite Transovarian in mites and mite-mouse cycle Worldwide Rocky Mountain spotted fever R. rickettsii Dog, wood tick Tick, rodents...
parasites
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...man which are caused directly by mites. The itch mite acarus ( Sarcoptes scabiei var...Bingen certainly referred to itch mites ( suren ) in her Physika , published...for the causal role played by the mite in scabies in man. Noted by Francesco...
Asthma
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence ...stimuli such as cold air, exercise , dust mites, pollutants in the air, and even stress...foreign" substances as pollen, house dust mites, or animal dander. These are called allergens...these children are exposed to house dust mites, animal proteins, fungi, or other potential...
Rosacea
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine ...a particular parasite, the microscopic mite Demodex folliculorum , can be found on...skin affected by rosacea. However, this mite can also be detected in the skin of persons...have the disease. It is likely that this mite does not cause rosacea, but merely aggravates...
gall
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...parasitic fungi, bacteria, nematode worms, gall insects, and mites. Crown gall, which attacks peach and other fruit trees, grapes...and witch hazel. The Hessian fly, the wheat midge, and the mites and midges that attack fruit trees are the most damaging economically...
scabies
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...highly contagious parasitic skin disease caused by the itch mite ( Sarcoptes scabiei ). The disease is also known as itch. It...those living in crowded and unhygienic conditions. The female mite burrows her way into the skin, depositing eggs along the tunnel...
chigger
Book article from: World Encyclopedia chigger ( harvest mite or red bug ) Tiny, red larva of some kinds of mites found worldwide. Adults lay eggs on plants and hatched larvae find an animal host. Length: 0.1–16mm (0.004–0.6in). Order Acarina; family Trombiculidae.

Dictionary entries related to "mite"

Grupo Límite
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 GRUPO L Í MITE Formed: 1995, Monterrey, Nuevo Le...and photogenic appeal, Grupo L í mite helped modernize norte ñ o music...player, and a drummer. L í mite added keyboards and electric guitar. The...
mite
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English mite 1 / mīt / • n. a minute...number are parasitic on plants or animals. mite 2 • n. 1. a small child or animal...as an object of sympathy: the poor little mite looks half-starved. 2. a very small amount...
mites
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology mites See Acarina .
acari mites
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology acari mites See ACARINA .
Arachnida
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology ...Arachnida ( Amblypygi , harvestmen , mites , Palpigradi , pseudoscorpions...spider, and only one species of mite in ten is aquatic). Except...animal parasites found among the mites, and some scavenging harvestmen...diverse, but apart from the mites the body is in two portions...
Bonomo, Giovan Cosimo
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...umano (1687), affirmed that scabies is caused by mites. As a matter of fact, the mites of patients suffering from scabies had been known...resolved to adopt local therapy aimed at killing the mites, instead of the general therapy that had previously...
Acarina
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology ...Arachnida and comprising the mites and ticks. There are over 30...encephalitis and Lyme disease. Mites are much smaller (up to 4 mm...domesticated animals. The house-dust mite ( Dermatophagoides ) can provoke...allergies or dermatitis. Spider mites are damaging parasites of plants...
Sarcoptes
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing Sarcoptes (sar- kop -teez) n. a genus of small oval mites. S. scabiei the scabies mite. The female tunnels into the skin, where it lays its eggs. The presence of the mites causes severe irritation, which eventually leads to scabies.
widow
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...decree neither meal nor oil should be exhausted. widow's mite a small monetary contribution from someone who is poor, with...a poor widow who gave to the Temple treasury ‘two mites, which make a farthing’; Jesus, who saw her...
arrhenotoky
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology ...insect groups, notably the wasps and bees (Hymenoptera), and in mites, as well as rotifers and nematodes. The males are haploid and transmit...only in germ-line cells. This occurs in certain scale insects and mites. Compare thelytoky .

Thesaurus entries related to "mite"

spider
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...tick castor bean tick cattle tick chigger daddy longlegs deer tick giant hairy hadrurus harvestman harvest mite itch mite Lone Star tick mite pseudoscorpion rabbit tick scabies mite schizomid scorpion spider mite sun spider/scorpion tick velvet...
bug
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English bug • noun   1. bitten by bugs synonyms : insect, beetle, fly, flea, mite; inf. creepy-crawly.   2. an illness caused by a bug | he's caught a bug synonyms : bacterium, germ, virus...
jot
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English jot • noun  not care a jot synonyms : iota, whit, little bit, bit, scrap, fraction, atom, grain, particle, morsel, mite, speck, trace, trifle, smidgen, inf. tinge, smidge, tad.
grain
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...xA0; 3. grains of sand synonyms : particle, granule, bit, piece, scrap, crumb, fragment, morsel, mote, speck, mite, molecule, atom.   4. not a grain of truth in it synonyms : iota, trace, hint, suggestion, suspicion, scintilla...
crumb
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English crumb • noun   synonyms : bit, fragment, morsel, particle, grain, atom, speck, scrap, shred, sliver, snippet, mite.
tad
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus tad • noun  I'll have just a tad of whipped cream synonyms : bit, whit, mite, touch, modicum, iota, hint, soupçon, fraction, titch, tinch.
spark
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...the story synonyms : particle, iota, jot, whit, glimmer, atom, bit, trace, vestige, ounce, shred, crumb, grain, mite, hint, touch, suggestion, whisper, scintilla; informal smidgen, tad. • verb  the trial sparked a furious...
trifle
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...change. phrases: a trifle  Candace is a trifle miffed at Brad synonyms : a little, a bit, somewhat, a touch, a mite, a whit; informal a tad. trifle with  you should never have trifled with her emotions synonyms : play with, amuse...
whit
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus whit • noun  they gave him not a whit of consideration synonyms : scrap, bit, speck, iota, jot, atom, crumb, shred, grain, mite, touch, trace, shadow, suggestion, whisper, suspicion, scintilla, modicum; informal smidgen, smidge.
atom
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English atom • noun   synonyms : iota, jot, bit, whit, particle, scrap, shred, trace, speck, spot, dot, crumb, fragment, grain, morsel, mite.

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Mites: Ecological and Evolutionary Analyses of Life-History Patterns.
Magazine article from: Ecology; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...five different species of mites riding within the nasal...correct flower for each mite species. Jonathan M...ecological diversity of the mite community, and host preferences...potential for mesostigmatid mites to serve as horizontal vectors of DNA, using the mite Proctolaelaps regalis...
House mites cause disease and allergies
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 1/28/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...house dust allergies are mite induced. House dust mites are eight-legged creatures...mattress can develop high mite populations. Mites are found deep inside mattresses...allergens and the sources of mite nutrition. All mites are killed within 10 minutes...
Mites on a mushroom farm, what can they tell you?(mushroom biology)
Magazine article from: Mushroom News; 7/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...spp. (red pepper mites) feed on weed molds and other mite species (ex. Histiostoma...identification. Red pepper mite infestation normally...observance of clusters of mites on mushroom caps...Since red pepper mites feed primarily on...should also minimize mite populations...
MITES MAKE WRONG.(AT HOME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 2/16/2003; 700+ words ; ...tenth of its weight from dead mites and mite droppings. Carpeting, draperies...for dust, mold and dust mites. Mary Ann Cornell, executive...regular basis, Cornell says. Mite-proof bedding But ridding a room of dust mites doesn't end there, especially...
Mites Might Cause Mighty Problems
Magazine article from: USA Today; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Known as the Demodex mite, the bug lives in...counted as many as 25 mites in a single hair follicle...the interaction with mites causes skin to actually...Studies show the mini-mite to be associated with...the immune system. Mite colonies can spread...normal conditions, mites produce ...
Mites love this hot, dry weather
Newspaper article from: The Topeka ; 7/21/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...widespread spider mite problem has been reinforced...the clinic. Spider mites occur on a wide range...conditions, spider mites may develop from egg...a week. So spider mite populations, which...Sevin) makes spider mite problems worse because it won't kill mites, but knocks off ...
Mites and Galls.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Arbor Age; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...target immature spider mites and several other mite species, although it...originally labeled for mites and leafminers, has received...some control of spider mite eggs as well as adults...beneficial insects and mites. However, the label...
Mites might cause mighty problems.(Skin Disorders)(Demodex mites linked to human skin diseases)
Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine); 2/1/2004; 700+ words ; ...Known as the Demodex mite, the bug lives in...counted as many as 25 mites in a single hair follicle...the interaction with mites causes skin to actually...Studies show the mini-mite to be associated with...the immune system. Mite colonies can spread...normal conditions, mites produce ...
MITES THREATEN BEES
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 12/24/1989; 619 words ; ...bees. The trachea mite is found inside bees...a hive has trachea mites, Johnson said, it...reaction to finding the mites here. He said that now, the varroa mite has been found in...trachea mite. This mite can be killed by placing...thereby reaching the mites which are in the ...
Mites living on hissing cockroach may harbour allergy cure.
News Wire article from: Asian News International; 4/30/2009; 700+ words ; ...A new research has revealed how tiny mites living on the surface of cockroaches may...advantageous to humans with allergies. Mites, who thrive on the surface of Madagascar...cockroaches' body surfaces with and without mites and discovered that the presence of these...