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Re:Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. hone... by shellfishgene on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @05:40PM (#44438244)
> miticides (which are insecticides, btw Mites are not insects, so miticides are not necessarily insecticides, no?
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Re:Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. hone... by andsoitis on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @01:26AM (#44440485)
Correct, miticides and insecticides are both pesticides but mites are arachnids while insects are, well, insects.
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Re:Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. hone... by timr on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @02:19PM (#44447097)
Yes, mites are arachnids, but this point is pedantic. Miticides don't work by counting legs and body segments.

Consider Amitraz [1]. It is both an insecticide and a miticide, and the method of action is on the central nervous system. Fluvalinate [2], another common one, is also broadly toxic to many different organisms.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitraz

[2] https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Fluvalinate

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