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Definition of Acaricide
Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026
Acaricide: An agent, usually a chemical, that kills mites. This class of pesticides is large and includes antibiotic acaricides, carbamate acaricides, formamidine acaricides, mite growth regulators, organophosphate acaricides, and many others. From the Latin acarus, a mite + -cide, to kill.
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