Perpin Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Hi everyone. Never had this problem before so not sure what to do. I have mites in my mealworm colony. Is there anything I can do to get rid of them or should I just get rid of the whole colony and start again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 keep it dry and try not to over feed, noticed mites in mine last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloman5 Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 What do the mites look like as I also noticed I had a couple of really small bug type things in my colony but weren't sure if they were mites or not as I've never seen them before. I just fished mine out as it literally were only 2 or 3 that I could find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 usually white bugs, tiny things Bit about my setup and problem/s http://fishkeepers.co.nz/forums/viewtop ... 0&start=25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 yes keep them dry if they are the crawling type a paraffin or cooking oil around the top of the container can stop them getting in they need a little bit of humidity to survive taking adult beetles and starting a new colony will help to get rid of them give the adults a blow off to remove any mites on them as they can be transfered too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 try a few slices of dry bread,they seem to congregate on there,then after a few days toss them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perpin Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Thanks so much everyone. Will sort them out today! Will try the dry bread and ventilation trick on the exisitng colony and also start a new one. Soloman5 they look like tiny cream/white specs. At first I thought it was dust from the bran then I looked closely and saw that they are moving. Makes me itchy just thinking about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloman5 Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Mine are small brown bugs? Deffinately not white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabz Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Pro Tip: Microwave your wheatgerm and let it cool down before you use it. Don't keep anything you buy from Bio Supplies anywhere near your own stock. Their waxworms gave me mites twice before i realized that's where they were coming from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 were they itcy?how did you get rid of them?did you have to chuck your clothes or just hot washes??? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Nar those would be crabs :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 scabies maybe the word you are looking for hans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perpin Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Lol, you are all very funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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