Harvest mite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
    jigger; chigger; redbug.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), a minute European mite (Leptus autumnalis), of a bright crimson color, which is troublesome by penetrating the skin of man and domestic animals; called also harvest louse, and harvest bug.

Webster 1913