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Is this a parasitic mite?

Started By SYUTEO , Jul 15 2021 6:14 AM
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#1 Offline SYUTEO - Posted July 15 2021 - 6:14 AM

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The one I'm asking for ID is the red mite (the darker colored mite). There are young garbage mites for scale. It has infected three of my colonies. Are the mites harmful to my ants? Any ideas on how to get them off the ants? I couldn't find anyone selling predatory mites in where I live. Please help!!

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Edited by SYUTEO, July 15 2021 - 10:51 PM.

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Began antkeeping in 2018 :)

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Currently keeping colonies: Camponotus sp, Oecophylla smaragdina

#2 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted October 24 2021 - 8:57 PM

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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#3 Offline SYUTEO - Posted October 24 2021 - 9:02 PM

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This post was made like three months ago, it's long dead.


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Began antkeeping in 2018 :)

All ant journal: https://www.formicul...os-ant-journal/

Currently keeping colonies: Camponotus sp, Oecophylla smaragdina

#4 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted October 24 2021 - 10:06 PM

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This post was made like three months ago, it's long dead.

 

I like to post on random stuff from long ago. please excuse my strange habits lol


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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.
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