Michael Pollan

You know what a lima bean does when it's attacked by spider mites? It releases this volatile chemical that goes out into the world and summons another species of mite that comes in and attacks the spider mite, defending the lima bean. So what plants have - while we have consciousness, toolmaking, language, they have biochemistry.

American Educator

Ada Lovelace

I wish to add my mite towards expounding & interpreting the Almighty, & his laws & works, for the most effective use of mankind; and certainly, I should feel it no small glory if I were enabled to be one of his most noted prophets (using this word in my own peculiar sense) in this world.

English Mathematician

Wilbur Wright

I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite to help on the future worker who will attain final success.

American Inventor

Ellen Glasgow

There wouldn't be half as much fun in the world if it weren't for children and men, and there ain't a mite of difference between them under the skins.

American Novelist

Refers specifically to tiny arachnids that are often pests, not insects or bugs more broadly.

Small Creatures

When referring to insects, 'mite' conveys nuisance and is often associated with irritation or disease.

Negative Connotation

Frequently paired with types of mites like 'dust' or 'spider' to specify the variety.

Common Collocations

Indicates a contribution or effect that is small but still acknowledged or appreciated.

Modest Impact

Used to modestly or humorously understate something, often an amount or effort.

Emphasizing Humbleness

A casual way to refer to a small amount without precise measurement.

Informal Measure

Understanding that this use of 'mite' is outdated and typically found in historical or literary texts.

Historical Context

Refers to money in such small quantities that it may seem insignificant by today's standards.

Small Monetary Value

Could imply a person's limited finances or pittance income when used to discuss earnings.

Budgetary Implication

 are part of this amazing network of animals which actually regulate their prey by controlling numbers but not just the numbers of the prey but also how the prey behaves it encourages prey to move different areas for example which in the case of wildcats you're looking at things like rabbits and mites and vols as the main prey base but that in itself has amazing effects on

Rescuing the UK's Rarest...

 affecting honeybees. Honeybees are dying, and it's a huge, huge grand challenge of our time. What you can see up here is a map of the world, and we're tracking the spread of this varroa mite. Now, the varroa mite is what changed the game in beekeeping, and you can see, at the top right,

Noah Wilson-Rich: Every...

 unless otherwise they are the fathers of his Cubs and it's you know coming into contact direct contact with an infected you know animal that you pick up the mites and you get an infection I wonder whether these cabs were sired by their workers or the Birmingham's and anybody

Safari Live - Day 166 PIPE...

 show us a ton not just about them but about mammals and it's just wide open and insert for the most part for now we can just go sample people and figure out what they have your wildlife is a citizen science outreach initiative and so the me or mites project is an

Are Mites Having Sex on...

 Here are three of the possible offenders. Exhibit Pests and Disease. Most infamous is the varroa mite, a minuscule red pest that not only invades colonies and feeds on bees, but also transfers pathogens that stunt bee growth and shortens their life span.

The case of the...

 lima beans. You know what a lima bean does when it's attacked by spider mites? It releases this volatile chemical that goes out into the world and summons another species of mite that comes in and attacks the spider mite, defending the lima bean.

Michael Pollan: A...

 these insects keep spiders, mites, and centipedes, in check. Wasps consume crop-eating insects, making them particularly helpful for farms and gardens. They even pollinate fruits and vegetables, and help winemakers by biting into their grapes

Licking bees and pulping...

 called Soloff ug solitudes arachnids that are distantly related to scorpions spiders mites and ticks they're little known as they are rarely seen generally there are two groups day and night night active ones tend to be dull looking

Spotting the camel...

 its body you'll get most of these herbivores being happy you know inhabited by ticks or mites and these bars that you call ox because we'll always help them or remove them in a kind of relationship that you called

Safari Live - Day 288 PIPE...

 Less than a tenth the size of an ant, a dust mite’s whole world is contained in the dusty film under a bed or in a forgotten corner. This realm is right under our noses, but from our perspective,