hardshell Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 is it a good idea to put hanful of red predatory mites in my stag beetle cage? (both adults, eggs, larva, and pupa) or will it eat my eggs and stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I would never do such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayden1611 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 idk but it doesnt seem like a good idea i wouldnt, y do u want to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 ah ok i just wanted something so control mite/nematode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 The predatory mites that biological companies sell can stress certain beetles roaches and springtails. Orin says that they are hard to keep alive except in containers you don't want them in. Usually, it is better to get rid of the mites some other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 In my experience predatory mites did not do good good job with brown beetle mites. Although the number of adult mites has decreased, they did not affect small grain mites (I understand that these just their eggs and brown mites at their early stages). Same effect was achieved by not feeding protein to larvae for about 2 weeks. I tried with 3 different kinds of predatory mites and was not impressed with these at all. http://beetlesaspets.blogspot.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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