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Mites problem
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zpiter
, Sep 10 2016 6:27 AM
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#1 Offline - Posted September 10 2016 - 6:27 AM
Hi guys, I caught two carebara months ago and both of them aren't doing so well. I had them in a dirt setup at first but after I realize they keep eating their eggs, I moved them to test tube setup to have a better look into the situation.
One week after transferring them into test tube setup, which is last night, I went to check on them. To my shock I found dozens of mites all over the test tube and on the queen's body.
I read about using lemon juice to get rib of the mites but I believe I shall ask any guys here that had face this issue and get it fix.
One week after transferring them into test tube setup, which is last night, I went to check on them. To my shock I found dozens of mites all over the test tube and on the queen's body.
I read about using lemon juice to get rib of the mites but I believe I shall ask any guys here that had face this issue and get it fix.
#2 Offline - Posted September 10 2016 - 1:45 PM
Some species of Carebara have really big queens with miniscule-sized workers. Better hope it's that, because if they are mites, then the queen is a gonner.
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#3 Offline - Posted September 10 2016 - 2:11 PM
Well you need to find out if they are parasitic mites before drawing any conclusions.
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#4 Offline - Posted September 10 2016 - 3:54 PM
Well you need to find out if they are parasitic mites before drawing any conclusions.
My phone doesn't allow me to take clean photo of it, but it is a parasitic mites.
#5 Offline - Posted September 11 2016 - 9:44 AM
During the Lasius flights up here this week, one of the male alates I saw had a couple reasonably good sized mites on it. Probably more common on the alates than we realize.
#6 Offline - Posted September 11 2016 - 11:04 AM
During the Lasius flights up here this week, one of the male alates I saw had a couple reasonably good sized mites on it. Probably more common on the alates than we realize.
There are a few mite species that are endemic to exclusively Lasius, while other species use ants for transport/distribution, not feeding on the ants themselves. I learned a few things about ant/mite associations from glossing over a few pages from this book:
Mites: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour
Edited by drtrmiller, September 11 2016 - 11:05 AM.
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#7 Offline - Posted September 11 2016 - 11:32 AM
The common parasitic mites that I see, I can easily recognize. I find them on new queens every so often. Fortunately, with a microscope and my fifty dollar pair of forceps, I'm able to remove them without too much trouble.
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