rust mite

American  

noun

1. any of various mites that cause brown or reddish patches on leaves and fruit.

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Etymology

Origin of rust mite

First recorded in 1880–85

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rust mite

That means the rust mite has dried the oil in the skin and made the skin thinner and more brittle.

From Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story by Albert Payson Terhune

For instance, there's the woolly white fly and there's the rust mite and there's the purple scale. and there are a million other pests just as bad.

From Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story by Albert Payson Terhune

The rust mite has gotten at this one.

From Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story by Albert Payson Terhune

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