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PRONUNCIATION OF FLOUR MITE

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WHAT DOES FLOUR MITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Flour mite

The flour mite, Acarus siro, a pest of stored grains, is one of many species of grain and flour mites. An older name for the species is Tyroglyphus farinae. The flour mite, which is pale greyish white in colour with pink legs, is the most common species of mite in foodstuffs. The males are from 0.33–0.43 millimetres long and the female is from 0.36–0.66 mm long. Flour mites contaminate grain and flour by allergens and they transfer pathogenic microorganisms. Foodstuffs acquire a sickly sweet smell and an unpalatable taste. When fed infested feeds, animals show reduced feed intake, diarrhoea, inflammation of the small intestine, and impaired growth. Pigs have their live-weight gain, feed-to-gain ratio, and nitrogen retention markedly reduced by infested feeds. Flour mites are intentionally inoculated into Mimolette cheese to improve the flavor. When used for this purpose, they may be referred to as "cheese mites".

Definition of flour mite in the English dictionary

The definition of flour mite in the dictionary is any of several mites that infest flour and other stored organic materials and may be a serious pest; some may cause itching in persons handling infected material.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLOUR MITE

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flounced
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flour
flour bin
flour mill
flour moth
flour shaker
flour sifter
flourish
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flourishy
flourless
floury
flouse
flout

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLOUR MITE

a mite
anti-Semite
bulb mite
cheese mite
dolomite
dust mite
dynamite
forage mite
fowl mite
gall mite
harvest mite
itch mite
marmite
mite
red spider mite
smite
sodomite
spider mite
termite
widow´s mite

Synonyms and antonyms of flour mite in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «flour mite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLOUR MITE

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The translations of flour mite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flour mite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粉螨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ácaro harina
570 millions of speakers

English

flour mite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आटा घुन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوس الطحين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мука клещ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ácaro da farinha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ময়দা ডোরাকাটা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

farine acariens
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tepung tepung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mehl Milbe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小麦粉ダニ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밀가루 진드기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tepung mite
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bột mite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாவு காரியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिठ माइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Un akarı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

farina acaro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mąka roztocza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мука кліщ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

făină mite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλεύρι άκαρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meel mite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mjöl mite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mel midd
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLOUR MITE»

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Chemical and Physical Methods for Protecting Biopolymers ...
Adult males of flour mite are smaller than females, their fore-legs are fusiformly thickened and possess aculeiform processes. Optimum temperature for flour mite vital activity is 21-27°C, optimum relative air humidity is 80%, the minimum one is  ...
M. I. Abdullin, R. A. Zainullin, R. V. Kunakova, 2008
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The illustrated natural history
The figure in the upper left-hand corner of the illustration represents the Flour- mite, a creature that is but too well known to millers and dealers in corn. Although it is a very tiny creature, it contrives to travel over the loose flour with considerable  ...
John George Wood, 1871
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The Illustrated Natural History: Birds
The figure in the upper left-hand corner of the illustration represents the Flour- mite, a creature that is but too well known to millers and dealers in corn. Although it is a very tiny creature, it contrives to travel over the loose flour with considerable  ...
John George Wood, 1863
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Crop Post-Harvest: Science and Technology, Crop ...
'able A1.2 Mites (Acarina) associated with stored products. cientific name Common name Family Product Comment 'carus gracilis Hughes Flour mite Acaridae Small grains, cereal products, nuts, dried Uncommon fish and fishmeal, cheese ...
Peter Golob, Graham Farrell, John E. Orchard, 2008
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International Rice Research Newsletter
Occurrence of flour mite Acarus siro Linn. in rice mills A. Prakash and J. Rao. Entomology Division, Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack 753006, India A. siro (Tyroglyphus furinae Linn.), a polyphagous flour mite, was reported for the first ...
International Rice Research Institute, 1979
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Thesaurus of Agricultural Organisms
... small-eyed (E) see Palorus ratzeburgi flour beetles (E) see Tenebrionidae ( Family) flour mite (E) see Acarus siro flour mite, brown (E) see Gohieria fusca flour mold (mushroom) (E) see Scopulariopsis fimicola flour moth, Mediterranean (E) ...
Derwent Publications, 1990
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Sanitation in Food Processing
Flour Mite The flour mite, Acarus siro, infests flour and produces a peculiar odor and flavor that millers and bakers term “mintiness.” There is disagreement whether mites are capable of attacking undamaged grain; however, the damage that ...
John A. Troller, 1993
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Allergy and Allergic Diseases
1994 " Cistero-Bahima, Case 1 1 Enrique et al. series 2000 Storage mites ( Acaridae, Glycyphagidae) (see also bakery confinement) Storage mites: Koistinen, Case 12 Flour mite Ruoppi et al. control (A carus s/ro), 2006 Fodder mite ...
A. Barry Kay, Allen P. Kaplan, Jean Bousquet, 2009
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Stored-grain pests
The most injurious species of mite found in flour, grain, and cereal products in North America is Aca- rus siro L., which is popularly known as the flour mite, common forage mite, or grain. STORED-GRAIN PESTS 41 Flour or grain mites.
United States. Stored-Product Insects Research Branch, 1965
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Report of the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee
... meal moth F Typhaea st ere ore a Hairy fungus beetle F Viiula edmandsae serratilinella Dried fruit moth G Acarits siro Flour mite G Acarus siro Flour mite G A has \ erus ad\ 'en a Foreign grain beetle G Cermieila spp. Snail G Cochlicella spp.
United Nations Environment Programme. Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee, 2003

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLOUR MITE»

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'Guti Kemata Niyamithai' completes fifty shows
In short the play revolves around three symbolic characters a flour mite, a drop of sweat and a used cigar each representing different social and ... «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Nov 14»
2
the alien horrors living in our homes
... than the tiny jumping bug that can make your life a misery, while the house fly and flour mite are worthy of the best sci-fi writers' imaginations. «NEWS.com.au, Aug 10»
3
Up close: The little horrors that are hiding in your home
Flour mite: Mainly a pest in flour mills and grain stores, they sometimes find their way into homes where they live in flour, grains or cheese and ... «Daily Mail, Aug 10»

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