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.
White mites are extremely small and hard to see with the naked eye.
It seems that white mites have infested this plant.
Katakana spelling is common for this organism name; usually written in kana.
Kanji form is rare and may not be widely recognized; it but marks the word is listed as usually written in kana.
Compound of ほこり (dust) and だに (mite), literally 'dust mite'. The exact derivation is straightforward; the term describes its habitat.