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Interesting Mite Observation

Started By drtrmiller , Feb 13 2015 3:17 PM

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#1 Offline drtrmiller - Posted February 13 2015 - 3:17 PM

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I have mites in my roach culture.  They don't seem to parasitize the roaches, but they do eat the Formula food I feed the roaches.  Over time, the mites can become plentiful.

 

I blasted a heat gun on the food the mites were eating today, point blank, to no effect.  5+ seconds of 200-300F infernal hell, and most of the mites were just casually annoyed.

 

Wow!

 

I'm going to try a micro torch in a bit.


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#2 Offline dspdrew - Posted February 13 2015 - 4:08 PM

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#3 Offline BugFinder - Posted February 13 2015 - 10:53 PM

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I'm going to try a micro torch in a bit.

 

Don't burn your house down ;)


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#4 Offline Michaelofvancouver - Posted February 14 2015 - 5:40 PM

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Lol if the torch doesn't kill them, try a Davy Crockett missile next.

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#5 Offline William. T - Posted February 15 2015 - 11:33 AM

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No, no, no. Why not call Robins Air Force base in Georgia, Or for the micro torch, switch the fuel with napalm.


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