tetranychid

• Substantivo que designa um tipo de ácaro conhecido como ácaro-aranha ou ácaro-vermelho, que ataca e danifica plantas de jardim e árvores frutíferas.

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

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

   Ácaro-aranha

   • 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.

   Sinônimosspider mite