Predatory mites--where to get them?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:01 pm

Well, I have fruit flies all in my hermie tank and I've heard they get rid of not just the pesky mites buy fruit flies, too. Does anyone have the link to where you can buy them?

Thanks!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:13 pm

Never heard of them

Jedediah · Post by **Jedediah** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:40 am

Here's a link where you can get parasitic bugs:
http://www.simplyhydroponics.com/hired_bugs.htm
But they have none specifically for fruit flies. You can get rid of them by trapping them in a glass with beer, wine or vinegar with a drop of dish liquid and stopping to feed the crabs fruit for about two weeks.

Chompman · Post by **Chompman** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:08 am

Jedediah wrote:Here's a link where you can get parasitic bugs:
http://www.simplyhydroponics.com/hired_bugs.htm
But they have none specifically for fruit flies. You can get rid of them by trapping them in a glass with beer, wine or vinegar with a drop of dish liquid and stopping to feed the crabs fruit for about two weeks.

Use vinegar... wasting the other two things on bugs is a crime....

NaRnAR · Post by **NaRnAR** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:20 pm

I got my predatory mites (which I love!) at http://www.shopgreenmethods.com Do a seach for Hypoaspis miles and you will find them.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:30 pm

Update me here... SAY WHAT? We buy mites now? Please explain, I've been searching the topics for the one thread with all the bug info... I was cleaning my dishes and lo and behold.. I have mites AGAIN x_X

So yea, I want to check if they're mites and if so, bad mites.

Willow · Post by **Willow** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:45 pm

Some mites are good, some mites are bad. The good mites will eat the bad ones. That's all I know, LOL. Jedediah has more info.