spider mite vs mite

spider mite and mite both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spider mite	Yes	No	No	No
mite	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mite is a hypernym of spider mite; that is, mite is a word with a broader meaning than spider mite:

spider mite: web-spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees
mite: any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods

spider mite (noun)	mite (noun)
web-spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees	any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
	a slight but appreciable amount