Mite
noun
A very small insect.
My dog has mites, so he keeps scratching himself.
Often appears as...
- dust mite
- spider mite
noun
A very small amount of something.
He donated a mite of his wealth to charity.
Often appears as...
- a mite of
- mite more
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Formal
noun
A very small coin or sum of money.
I earn just a mite for my work at the local shop.
Often appears as...
- a mite of money
- earn a mite
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Historic
noun
A very small insect.
My dog has mites, so he keeps scratching himself.
Often appears as...
- dust mite
- spider mite
noun
A very small amount of something.
He donated a mite of his wealth to charity.
Often appears as...
- a mite of
- mite more
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A very small coin or sum of money.
I earn just a mite for my work at the local shop.
Often appears as...
- a mite of money
- earn a mite
Usage tips
Historic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Small Creatures
Refers specifically to tiny arachnids that are often pests, not insects or bugs more broadly.
If you have allergies, beware of house dust mites.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
When referring to insects, 'mite' conveys nuisance and is often associated with irritation or disease.
Chicken coops need regular cleaning to prevent mite infestation.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Collocations
Frequently paired with types of mites like 'dust' or 'spider' to specify the variety.
Spider mites can cause a lot of damage to plants.
Pro Tip 1/3Small Creatures
Refers specifically to tiny arachnids that are often pests, not insects or bugs more broadly.
If you have allergies, beware of house dust mites.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
When referring to insects, 'mite' conveys nuisance and is often associated with irritation or disease.
Chicken coops need regular cleaning to prevent mite infestation.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Collocations
Frequently paired with types of mites like 'dust' or 'spider' to specify the variety.
Spider mites can cause a lot of damage to plants.
Pro Tip 1/3Small Creatures
Refers specifically to tiny arachnids that are often pests, not insects or bugs more broadly.
If you have allergies, beware of house dust mites.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
When referring to insects, 'mite' conveys nuisance and is often associated with irritation or disease.
Chicken coops need regular cleaning to prevent mite infestation.
Pro Tip 3/3Common Collocations
Frequently paired with types of mites like 'dust' or 'spider' to specify the variety.
Spider mites can cause a lot of damage to plants.
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Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
are part of this amazing network of animals which actually regulate their prey by controlling numbers but not just the numbers of the prey but also how the prey behaves it encourages prey to move different areas for example which in the case of wildcats you're looking at things like rabbits and mites and vols as the main prey base but that in itself has amazing effects on
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Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
affecting honeybees. Honeybees are dying, and it's a huge, huge grand challenge of our time. What you can see up here is a map of the world, and we're tracking the spread of this varroa mite. Now, the varroa mite is what changed the game in beekeeping, and you can see, at the top right,
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Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
unless otherwise they are the fathers of his Cubs and it's you know coming into contact direct contact with an infected you know animal that you pick up the mites and you get an infection I wonder whether these cabs were sired by their workers or the Birmingham's and anybody
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Are Mites Having Sex on...
show us a ton not just about them but about mammals and it's just wide open and insert for the most part for now we can just go sample people and figure out what they have your wildlife is a citizen science outreach initiative and so the me or mites project is an
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The case of the...
Here are three of the possible offenders. Exhibit Pests and Disease. Most infamous is the varroa mite, a minuscule red pest that not only invades colonies and feeds on bees, but also transfers pathogens that stunt bee growth and shortens their life span.
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Michael Pollan: A...
lima beans. You know what a lima bean does when it's attacked by spider mites? It releases this volatile chemical that goes out into the world and summons another species of mite that comes in and attacks the spider mite, defending the lima bean.
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Licking bees and pulping...
these insects keep spiders, mites, and centipedes, in check. Wasps consume crop-eating insects, making them particularly helpful for farms and gardens. They even pollinate fruits and vegetables, and help winemakers by biting into their grapes
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Spotting the camel...
called Soloff ug solitudes arachnids that are distantly related to scorpions spiders mites and ticks they're little known as they are rarely seen generally there are two groups day and night night active ones tend to be dull looking
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Safari Live - Day 288 PIPE...
its body you'll get most of these herbivores being happy you know inhabited by ticks or mites and these bars that you call ox because we'll always help them or remove them in a kind of relationship that you called
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What is dust made of? -...
Less than a tenth the size of an ant, a dust mite’s whole world is contained in the dusty film under a bed or in a forgotten corner. This realm is right under our noses, but from our perspective,
Video examples
Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
are part of this amazing network of animals which actually regulate their prey by controlling numbers but not just the numbers of the prey but also how the prey behaves it encourages prey to move different areas for example which in the case of wildcats you're looking at things like rabbits and mites and vols as the main prey base but that in itself has amazing effects on
Video examples
Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...
affecting honeybees. Honeybees are dying, and it's a huge, huge grand challenge of our time. What you can see up here is a map of the world, and we're tracking the spread of this varroa mite. Now, the varroa mite is what changed the game in beekeeping, and you can see, at the top right,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...
unless otherwise they are the fathers of his Cubs and it's you know coming into contact direct contact with an infected you know animal that you pick up the mites and you get an infection I wonder whether these cabs were sired by their workers or the Birmingham's and anybody
Video examples
Are Mites Having Sex on...
show us a ton not just about them but about mammals and it's just wide open and insert for the most part for now we can just go sample people and figure out what they have your wildlife is a citizen science outreach initiative and so the me or mites project is an
Video examples
The case of the...
Here are three of the possible offenders. Exhibit Pests and Disease. Most infamous is the varroa mite, a minuscule red pest that not only invades colonies and feeds on bees, but also transfers pathogens that stunt bee growth and shortens their life span.
Video examples
Michael Pollan: A...
lima beans. You know what a lima bean does when it's attacked by spider mites? It releases this volatile chemical that goes out into the world and summons another species of mite that comes in and attacks the spider mite, defending the lima bean.
Video examples
Licking bees and pulping...
these insects keep spiders, mites, and centipedes, in check. Wasps consume crop-eating insects, making them particularly helpful for farms and gardens. They even pollinate fruits and vegetables, and help winemakers by biting into their grapes
Video examples
Spotting the camel...
called Soloff ug solitudes arachnids that are distantly related to scorpions spiders mites and ticks they're little known as they are rarely seen generally there are two groups day and night night active ones tend to be dull looking
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 288 PIPE...
its body you'll get most of these herbivores being happy you know inhabited by ticks or mites and these bars that you call ox because we'll always help them or remove them in a kind of relationship that you called
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What is dust made of? -...
Less than a tenth the size of an ant, a dust mite’s whole world is contained in the dusty film under a bed or in a forgotten corner. This realm is right under our noses, but from our perspective,
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Quote examples
Michael Pollan
American Educator
You know what a lima bean does when it's attacked by spider mites? It releases this volatile chemical that goes out into the world and summons another species of mite that comes in and attacks the spider mite, defending the lima bean. So what plants have - while we have consciousness, toolmaking, language, they have biochemistry.
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Ada Lovelace
English Mathematician
I wish to add my mite towards expounding & interpreting the Almighty, & his laws & works, for the most effective use of mankind; and certainly, I should feel it no small glory if I were enabled to be one of his most noted prophets (using this word in my own peculiar sense) in this world.
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Wilbur Wright
American Inventor
I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite to help on the future worker who will attain final success.
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Ellen Glasgow
American Novelist
There wouldn't be half as much fun in the world if it weren't for children and men, and there ain't a mite of difference between them under the skins.
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Michael Pollan
American Educator
You know what a lima bean does when it's attacked by spider mites? It releases this volatile chemical that goes out into the world and summons another species of mite that comes in and attacks the spider mite, defending the lima bean. So what plants have - while we have consciousness, toolmaking, language, they have biochemistry.
Quote examples
Ada Lovelace
English Mathematician
I wish to add my mite towards expounding & interpreting the Almighty, & his laws & works, for the most effective use of mankind; and certainly, I should feel it no small glory if I were enabled to be one of his most noted prophets (using this word in my own peculiar sense) in this world.
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Wilbur Wright
American Inventor
I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite to help on the future worker who will attain final success.
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Ellen Glasgow
American Novelist
There wouldn't be half as much fun in the world if it weren't for children and men, and there ain't a mite of difference between them under the skins.
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