tetranychid

• Sustantivo que designa un tipo de ácaro o araña roja que ataca y daña plantas de jardín y árboles frutales, tejiendo telarañas finas en el follaje.

A noun referring to a type of web-spinning mite that infests and damages garden plants and fruit trees.

1. Spider miteC2formalscientific

   A small web-spinning mite of the family Tetranychidae that infests garden plants and fruit trees, often causing damage.

   araña roja

   • The tetranychid population exploded during the dry summer, damaging the apple orchard.
   • Gardeners often struggle to control tetranychid mites on their rose bushes.
   • A magnifying glass is needed to see the tiny tetranychid on the underside of the leaf.

   Sinónimosspider mite