| 释义 |
miticide|ˈmaɪtɪsaɪd|
[f. mite1 + -i- + -cide.]
Any substance used to kill mites.
1946Travis & Morton Use of Insect Repellants & Miticides. (U.S. Dept. Agric., Bureau Entomol. & Plant Quarantine, E-698) 4 Benzyl benzoate is very effective as a miticide. 1955Sci. News Let. 18 June 392/2 Each of the six dusts is a mixture of insecticides, miticides and fungicides, and prevents damage by aphids, leaf-hoppers, spider mites, and by the plant diseases, mildew and black⁓spot. 1972Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 30 July 47/5 Spray thoroughly now with a good miticide such as kelthane or malathion. |