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

Example Sentences

The rust mite has gotten at this one.

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

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 Terhune, Albert Payson

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 Terhune, Albert Payson