What is the meaning of Rust_mite?

Any of various small mites of family Eriophyidae that burrow in the surface of leaves or fruits usually producing brown or reddish patches, including:

  1. A mite which, by puncturing the rind, causes the rust-coloured patches on citrus fruit.
    1. A pink citrus rust mite (Aculops pelekassi)
    2. A citrus rust mite (Phyllocoptruta oleivora).
  2. A mite of species Aceria anthocoptes, found on Cirsium arvense, (Canada thistle).

A mite which, by puncturing the rind, causes the rust-coloured patches on citrus fruit.

  1. A pink citrus rust mite (Aculops pelekassi)
  2. A citrus rust mite (Phyllocoptruta oleivora).

A pink citrus rust mite (Aculops pelekassi)

A citrus rust mite (Phyllocoptruta oleivora).

A mite of species Aceria anthocoptes, found on Cirsium arvense, (Canada thistle).

Source: wiktionary.org

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