Mites in fruit fly?
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macro junkie
Dead Leaf Mantis
this happens to every one..they wont heart your mantids...its just annoying as they get every where..there is some sort of mite paper out u put in with your culture..not sure if it works tho as iv never used it.would love to hear from someone that does tho..if its good il buy some of it from mantis place.
ive seen this but thats ok if your feeding them to dart frogs but if something gets on your hands and you touch something that your mantid will touch cant it harm your mantid cos it got to be some kind of insectacide but then wouldnt it harm the flies? oh i dont know ya think youve answered one question then it leads to another one! LOL!.
macro junkie
Dead Leaf Mantis
u mean the mite paper?not sure..i dont use it..i just start a new culture every month..
got this from mantis place web site.
No Bugs® is the handy to use odorless, insecticidal shelf and drawer covering treated to effectively kill ants, mites, roaches and silverfish. Clean and effective pest control solution especially as compared to aerosol spray. It comes in a variety of patterns and colors. Easy to apply. Roll Sizes: 18" x 10 FT.
got this from mantis place web site.
No Bugs® is the handy to use odorless, insecticidal shelf and drawer covering treated to effectively kill ants, mites, roaches and silverfish. Clean and effective pest control solution especially as compared to aerosol spray. It comes in a variety of patterns and colors. Easy to apply. Roll Sizes: 18" x 10 FT.
Rob Byatt
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It'll kill the flies too 
macro junkie
Dead Leaf Mantis
?i thought theres some sort of mite paper people put in there cultures..i guees i got mixed up :blink:It'll kill the flies too
OGIGA
Dead Leaf Mantis
I thought so too. Good thing I never got mites in my cultures though.
macro junkie
Dead Leaf Mantis
yer..i always has them in my cultures..pain in the butt really,
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Those are common. They will not harm your mantids. If you want to get rid of them sanitize all your containers and start with fresh cultures. Set your cultures on pieces of mite paper. I used to get the mites too but have not had the problem in a long time.
macro junkie
Dead Leaf Mantis
right..i get it now..so any that get out the culture will die on the paper...hmm i think i might get some..
Call me thick but i still dont get it! This has to have insecticide on it so how come it dont harm the flies and the mantids as they are insects (obviously). Puzzles me. every time you touch the culture your gonna be gettin some on your hands id be paranoid about touching anything that may come into contact with the mantid. ( ID TURN INTO A COMPULSIVE HAND WASHER) LOL!...................
Giosan
Well-known member
You don't put the mite paper INSIDE the cultures, but UNDER the enclosures of your cultures, so when mites do escape they will die when they fall on the paper and don't spread... Atleast that's what I think it does
I said call me thick but not that thick i understand ya dont put the paper in the inclosures that would kill all the flies!You don't put the mite paper INSIDE the cultures, but UNDER the enclosures of your cultures, so when mites do escape they will die when they fall on the paper and don't spread... Atleast that's what I think it does
macro junkie
Dead Leaf Mantis
not sure if the paper will do your mantids any harm if its outside the container..iv never used it before so i wouldn't know.
The mite paper won't get rid of mites, it is only used to prevent them from getting into clean miteless cultures. Check Rick's previous post. There's no reason you'd need to or want to touch the mite paper except when laying it down.
