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Post by jlance on Dec 22, 2005 9:00:07 GMT -5
I found four dead worms in one bin covered with white mites.I have heard of red mites eating worms but not white.First I thought they were eggs but they begin to move real slow not like the brown or springtails.
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Post by Jay Blair on Dec 22, 2005 18:23:24 GMT -5
If the worms were already dead they would be available feed for any of the organisms hosted in the bin that feed off of decay.
Red mites are a parasite that feed off live worms that are generally ill.
The white mites may have found the worms before they dried up after death.
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Post by jimmy2s83 on Dec 22, 2005 18:49:43 GMT -5
Does anyone have a site where I can see a picture of red mites.
I don't think there are any in my bin after I did the test with the bread but I really don't even know what they look like.
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