Acaricide

Acaricides are pesticides that kill members of the arachnid subclass Acari, which includes ticks and mites. Acaricides are used both in medicine and agriculture, although the desired selective toxicity differs between the two fields.

This article is about pesticides that kill mites. For drugs to treat roundworm infections, see Ascaricide.
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