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Re: Mite eradication
>>The secret of preventing a mite reinfestation is to build a "moat", so
>>that they can not get back in.
There are sticky materials called "Fly Strips" which are used in
barns, etc. to stick flying insects and trap them, wonder if this material
might be easier to control than water or a mote?
>>To make a "moat", the easiest way is with "TangleFoot" (or a similar
>>product) -- a gooi substance used to prevent caterpillars crawling up a
>>tree. Available from garden supply stores. Smear it around your
>>container of fresh -- and *mite free* -- soil and you are protected as
>>long as the goo is sticky (which is several years!).
Charles Harrison