Filed from 6 published puzzles

MITES

Set to 6 different clues across 6 published puzzles, most often “Itty-bitty bugs” — The New York Times, Wednesday, 23 March 2005.

5 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

Itty-bitty bugsonce
The New York Times — Wednesday, 23 March 2005
Small arachnidsonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 5 February 2002
Garden blightonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 5 May 2001
Backbitersonce
The New York Times — Saturday, 26 December 1998
Pesky arachnidsonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 21 April 1998
Little onesonce
The New York Times — Monday, 11 July 1994

Other answers to these clues

BROOD5 letters
RUNTS5 letters
TADS4 letters
TOTS4 letters