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Grain mites in CFB culture

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I seem to have picked up a grain mite infestation in my confused flour beetle cultures from somewhere. I figure they probably won't hurt the beetles, but I don't want them spreading to my FF medium and cultures. Plus the time when my snakes got snake mites has left me with a loathing for the things. I hate the thought of them crawling on my hands when I handle the cultures. I assume that anything that kills mites without harming FFs won't effect CFBs either. Any suggestions on how to give the 8 legged freeloaders the boot without sacrificing my CFBs?
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I had the same thing happen and had to trash the culture. I worried about my flies but these mites didnt bother my fruitflies.
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