I know mites are a pest to us (just read the million posts on them) but what do they really do to a culture ? Do they eat the fruit fly larvea ? Do they just stress the culture out ?
Now depending on how them questions are answered, I am wondering if mites live (thrive) in a charcoal based springtail culture ? What do they eat in that type of culture ? The springtails ?
I ask these questions because I am experimenting with different types of black/silver springtails & white tropical isopods, grey stripped isopods and am wondering if charcoal is a better substrate to use to keep mite's in check verses a soil / sphagnum based culture.
I have also been told that mites don't seem to bother these types of cultures, is this true ?
Thanks,
Dan
Now depending on how them questions are answered, I am wondering if mites live (thrive) in a charcoal based springtail culture ? What do they eat in that type of culture ? The springtails ?
I ask these questions because I am experimenting with different types of black/silver springtails & white tropical isopods, grey stripped isopods and am wondering if charcoal is a better substrate to use to keep mite's in check verses a soil / sphagnum based culture.
I have also been told that mites don't seem to bother these types of cultures, is this true ?
Thanks,
Dan