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RE: [Killietalk] Bugs in my grindal worms

Mites are a pest - they don't sink in the tank water and are lots of competition for the worms wanted for food. A torch will kill off the majority of them without melting the plastic.

After getting the worms started again start an second culture and try to keep the competition at a minimum. Once a new culture gets going good it is time to try to get rid of the mites completely. Get some of the best most robust areas of the culture into enough water, a big glass of water or a 1.5 gallon critter keeper and let the worms settle.

Take the PURE worms off the bottom and start up a clean culture - this time keep the competition out with screens, panty hose or what ever - keep out the bugs and get new culture growing strong. Toss the rest of the mess and clean things up.

A clean culture produces best, it takes a little extra time but in the long run it pays.
Paradichlorobenzene works on the worms as much as it does on the mites.


Change as much water as often as you can!
Charles Harrison


At 3:06 PM -0500 4/4/05, Al Anderson wrote:
Short blasts from the torch will not ham the boxes.

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Al Anderson
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Indianapolis IN 46220
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[mailto:killietalk-bounces+killiman=iquest_net at aka.org]On Behalf Of Dennis
Heltzel
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 11:30 AM
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Subject: RE: [Killietalk] Bugs in my grindal worms

Seems like that might melt the plastic shoe boxes I keep them in :)

I know this is not the accepted wisdom, but I don't bother about mites in
my Grindal cultures. I'm not able to prove any of the following theory.



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