I bet most people havent heard of these

[Timmy-Morelia]

PREDATOR MITES!!!!!! yes well yes they are mites but!! the thing is that you can put these in your enclosures to.... believe it or not they eat other mites you can order these in south Australia when the predator mites eat the other mites they die crazy isn't it???? well if any of you have used these please comment and let us all know how the worked for you

 

[eipper]

Actually these are widely used used in the USA about 15 years back. Why try and re invent the wheel

 

[scorps]

I wouldnt call using something in Aus that has been used in the USA as reinventing the wheel, maybe bringing the wheel here lol?

Havent used them before, I guess if you quarantine properly they wouldn't be necessary.

 

[solar 17]

l did a post on these a couple of months ago, they are available from a couple of places but without tucker they don't go to well, the companies that produce them rear up a whole lot of wierd critters for biological eradication of common bugs if you dont wish to use sprays etc. solar 17

 

[JM1982]

Yep, I was reading up on them a while ago.
Made me wonder what they feed on while they were waiting to 'do there job' of eating all mites in the area, Know what I mean?

 

[saximus]

Yep, I was reading up on them a while ago.
Made me wonder what they feed on while they were waiting to 'do there job' of eating all mites in the area, Know what I mean?

Maybe I've misunderstood your meaning but you wouldn't have these in your enclosure as a preventative measure. You would use them in lieu of chemical treatments if you actually get an infestation

 

[Ramsayi]

Hypoaspis mites have been available in this country for a while as well,at least ten years, probably more.

 

[JM1982]

Maybe I've misunderstood your meaning but you wouldn't have these in your enclosure as a preventative measure. You would use them in lieu of chemical treatments if you actually get an infestation

haha! Nah just sayn they eat the mites then die, so wouldn't you need a constant supply of mites!!
Bad dejavu (however you spell it!) I thing I made the same stupid comment on Solas thread about them!
Nm me

 

[solar 17]

Very specifically if you are going down this path " Hypoaspis A" is the one you require as there are sub species...... solar 17

 

[Cockney_Red]

And these are available at any reputable Mite store...

 

[sd1981]

And these are available at any reputable Mite store...

Yep, you can get them from Miter 10.... (Sorry, that was bad)

 

[Cockney_Red]

Yep, you can get them from Miter 10.... (Sorry, that was bad)

I mite try Bunnings then...

 

[sd1981]

Mite as well, it can't hurt....

 

[deebo]

for large collections wouldnt these be the easiest way to treat a mite problem?

 

[scorps]

If you quarantine properly, it wouldnt matter how large your collection is...

 

[harley0402]

haha, predator mites have been around for years

 

[deebo]

thanks for that really helpful reply scorps.