gall mite
noun
1- a minute mite which is parasitic on plants, typically living inside buds and causing them to form hard galls瘿螨。
1.1
- Family Eriophyidae, order Prostigmata: numerous species, in particular Cecidophyopsis ribis, which affects blackcurrant bushes, causing big bud and transmitting the reversion virus.瘿螨科, 前气门目：众多种, 尤指茶藨子拟生瘿螨。