Tetranychidae (Noun)
Meaning
Plant-feeding mites.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Tetranychidae, the spider mite family, includes some of the most common plant-feeding mites found worldwide.
- The Tetranychidae family consists of over 1200 species with various host range specificities, from generalist species to highly specialized ones.
- Agriculture faces significant threats due to plant damage caused by tetranychidae species such as the two-spotted spider mite and the carmine spider mite.
- Several tetranychidae species display unique characteristics of tolerance to acaricides, posing a major concern to modern agriculture.
- Typical tetranychidae mites resemble tiny spiders and reproduce rapidly when the environmental conditions favor them.