Re:Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. hone...
by timr on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @02:19PM
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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.
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