Possessives

• widow: The tale of the widow's mite springs to mind.

Converse of object

• kill: Patriot C will kill the mite at much lower cost.

Adjective modifier

• predatory: VAT & Delivery Just Spider Mite Killer - in 10 bags Bags contain 250 predatory mites per sachet.

• parasitic: It is not unusual to see them carrying quite a colony of parasitic mites.

• Red: Red spider mite is just about visible, with the help of a magnifying glass.

• microscopic: Tapeworm eggs are passed out in the dung and eaten by a microscopic mite which lives on the pasture.

• red: Maintain humidity to avoid red spider mite by damping down with the hosepipe.

• tiny: These tiny mites raise welts, which itch like, well, like crazy.

Modifies a noun

• allergen: At night, in bed, we spend on average eight hours in close contact with large amounts of house dust mite allergen.

• infestation: However, dust mite infestations do present a health risk for some people in a different way.

• droppings: It is the mite droppings that are the main source of the problem.

• feces: About 80 per cent of children with asthma are allergic to house dust mite feces.

• allergy: What are the symptoms of house dust mite allergy?

• larva: Harvest mite larvae do not burrow into the skin, nor suck blood.

Noun used with modifier

• dust: House dust mites find a mattress the perfect breeding ground.

• house-dust: Put them into a bag in the freezer for a minimum of six hours every one to two weeks to kill house-dust mites.

• spider: Maintain humidity to avoid red spider mite by damping down with the hosepipe.

• varroa: The deadly varroa mite has wiped out local colonies of bees in several countries around the world.

• mange: These mange mites are passed to puppies skin from their mothers.

• scabies: You need to use a lotion or cream which kills the scabies mites.