red spider

noun

1. spider mite.

red spider

noun

1. the red spider mite See spider mite

Word History and Origins

Origin of red spider¹

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

Old walls in which the pointing is bad and the bricks full of nail holes, etc., are very difficult to keep free from red spider.

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Jim nodded and glanced up at the red spider web that was dotted clear to the eighteenth floor with black dots of workmen.

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If the red spider or the mealy bug attack them, they may be syringed with tobacco water.

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To be frequently syringed, to keep down red spider, as they are more liable than other plants to be infested by them.

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Keep the early crops well supplied with water, and give them frequent sprinklings overhead, to prevent the attacks of red spider.

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