noun
white mite; thread-footed mite
A tiny mite of the family Tarsonemidae, often found in dust or on plants. The term is primarily used in biological or agricultural contexts.
ホコリダニは非常に小さく、肉眼では見えにくい。
White mites are extremely small and hard to see with the naked eye.
この植物にはホコリダニが発生しているようだ。
It seems that white mites have infested this plant.
ダニ is the general term for mites and ticks. ホコリダニ specifically refers to mites of the family Tarsonemidae.
Compound of ほこり (dust) and だに (mite), literally 'dust mite'. The exact derivation is straightforward; the term describes its habitat.