Dutchy's Predator Mites

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I had some concern is springtails were an issue this predator would do no good, well these little creatures kill springtails as well. Aggi Please post and let me know the results, good or bad. And thank-you for having the courage to try this. I know the fear of trying something controversial. GOOD LUCK!Dutchy's ®GeneralDutchy's ® are predatory mites of the family Laelapidae occurring in much of Europe in the wild. They live in soil and hunt there different soil organisms. If these predatory mites are exposed to combat in the cages, they pests, including the blood mites. They hunt the pests all day, kill them and eat them then. It's just a matter of time, the mites will emerge from the fight is almost always a winner.Life cycleDutchy's ® is about 1 mm in size. They have a drop-shaped body, are light colored and very mobile. they feed on different organisms, including larvae of small flies, springtails and various types of mites that fall under which the blood mites. The eggs are laid on the floor or other suitable location. The eggs hatch after several days the larvae, which after a number of molts finally to adult mites. Dutchy's ® eat daily average of five blood mites. If they are used to, they can often prevent the development of a plague. You are also able to combat severe effects must then be used in greater numbers.If they have applied Dutchy's ®, it is possible that you experience after a few days more blood mites than before, which is because the blood drive the predatory mites mites from their hiding places and make them visible. The predatory mites, but they continue to hunt, so this may disappear after a short time. Dutchy's ® can also survive a period of food shortage. They plant but then discontinued, and will, if necessary, eat each other. The birds but they can not harm them. Does the lack of food, they die off after a few weeks.An adult predatory mites live on average 6 weeks.HabitatDutchy's ® live preferably at a temperature of 15 ° to 25 ° C. If the temperature is below or above this value, they work in a resting phase. You then wait until conditions are favorable, and then go back to the hunt. However, they may not be exposed to frost, as most die.Delivered to the predatory mites in plastic bottles with a lot of litter. The bottles contain approximately 2,500 (10 doses), 5.000 (20 doses) or 10,000 predatory mites (40 doses). Check this material with a magnifying glass, you see how the mites move between the grains. The litter should be in small piles spread locations in the cage to be protected. In the first two weeks of predatory mites come back to this pile daily to meet and to mate. Remain many eggs and larvae of the litter back in, all the still slip and develop. To determine exactly how the material must be applied and to what dose is necessary, we refer to our specific instructions .DosageIn light infestation by bird mites, a filler cap (bottle cap) is litter per square meter is sufficient.In moderately severe infestations, it is better, two, three filler caps in heavy infestations (bottle cap) per square meter deploy litter. These piles must not be distributed over the surface evenly. The side areas are good, if only for the quantities referred to the talk. Calculate the square feet of space and bring material to at least one side of it. Have you calculated the amount needed? Your order, you can quickly and easily in the Refona online store working.Use of chemicalBy an application of chemical pesticides, shortly before or after the use of Dutchy's ®, we strongly recommend. These substances have a negative impact on the population development of the predatory mites and can destroy the population even if the mites come in contact with residues of these substances. It is recommended to wait after application of chemical agents with the use of Dutchy's ® at least 6 weeks. If the nests in previously chemically treated bird cages are hung, this is not a problem if the nests are not treated yourself. It is advisable to predatory mites then only in the nests suspended.Use of garlicIt was found that the addition of garlic to the diet for the development of the predatory mites can be harmful. Tests and samples have shown that the blood mite and the tropical mite like this are not affected, the predatory mites respond, however, sensitive to it. At various customers was perceived by the application of garlic a lower effect of Dutchy's ®, so that discouraged its use.