rust mite

Meanings

1. Any of various small mites of family Eriophyidae that burrow in the surface of leaves or fruits usually producing brown or reddish patches, including:
2. A mite which, by puncturing the rind, causes the rust-coloured patches on citrus fruit.
3. A pink citrus rust mite (Aculops pelekassi)
4. A citrus rust mite (Phyllocoptruta oleivora).
5. A mite of species Aceria anthocoptes, found on Cirsium arvense, (Canada thistle).