Dutchy's 5000 predatory mite - against mites ect.

Dutchy's® are predatory mites from the family Laelapidae and occur freely in nature in large parts of Europe.
They live in the ground and hunt all kinds of soil organisms there. When we release these predatory mites in animal enclosures they become fierce combatants of, among other things, blood mites.
They chase after them all day and kill them and then pick them up. eat. It's only a matter of time; the predatory mites almost always come as the winner.
2.500 pieces is about 10 caps
Life cycle of Dutchy's
Dutchy's® are about 1 mm in size. They have a teardrop-shaped body, are light in color and very mobile.
They feed on all kinds of organisms, such as the larvae of small mosquitoes, springtails and various species of mites, including blood mites.
The eggs are deposited in the ground or in another suitable place.
After a few days, the larvae hatch here, which after a number of molts eventually become adult predatory mites. Dutchy's® eat an average of 5 blood mites per day.
When we deploy them in time, they will often develop a prevent pest. They are also capable of significant infestations combat, but then several predatory mites must be released.

If you have used Dutchy's®, it may be that you will observe more blood mites over a period of a number of days.
This is because the blood mites are kept out of their shelters are driven out. However, the predatory mites will be behind them continue to chase so that this effect after a short period of time again Disappears.
Dutchy's® are also able to survive a period of food scarcity.
Only then no reproduction takes place. They also eat each other if necessary.
They don't do anything with our animals.
With permanent lack of food, they die out after a few weeks.
An adult predatory mite lives an average of 6 weeks.

Environment of Dutchy's
Dutchy's® preferably live at a temperature of 15 to 25 ºC.
When the temperature falls below or above these values, they pass into a resting phase.
They then wait quietly until the conditions get better and then go hunting again.
When exposed to frost, almost all of them will die.

When the predatory mites are delivered, they are packed with a quantity of humus-rich spreading material.
This material can be ordered in bottles or in Mite Booster cartridges.
There are bottles of 2500 pieces (10 doses), 5000 pieces (20 doses) and 10,000 pieces (40 doses).
The Mite Booster cartridges have a fixed amount of predatory mites.

When you look at the material containing the Dutchy's with a magnifying glass, you will see the predatory mites moving between the grains.
It is intended that the spreading material from the bottles in small piles of sheltered places in the animal enclosure will be placed.
When the Mite Booster cartridges are ordered, they can be placed in the Mite Booster holder to be attached and so from there the animal enclosure reach.
In the first two weeks, the predatory mites return daily in the scattering material to meet and mate. There are also still a lot of eggs and larvae in this material that can all still be hatched come.
For the exact way of setting and the dosages, we refer you to the specific user manuals.

(PLEASE NOTE THIS PRODUCT ON THE PICTURE IS NOT INCLUDED IN IT!)
This is the Mite Booster system. In the white pattern is the bottom material with the predatory mites.

Dosage of the Dutchy's®
Currently you can choose from two ways of setting out the Dutchy's®: via a bottle and via the Mite Booster®.
When you buy a bottle of predatory mites, you can dose them yourself on various places in the animal enclosure. When you see the predatory mites in the event of a slight deterioration, put out one bottle cap of spreading material per square meters sufficient.
If there is a medium-heavy infestation, it is better to have two, or if it is a serious infestation three caps per square meter animal enclosure.
These heaps do not have to be evenly spread over the entire animal enclosure. are distributed. Along the side walls is fine, as long as you stick to the the aforementioned dosages.
You calculate the number of square meters by adding up the area of the soil and of at least 1 side wall.
Have you calculated the required quantity! Then enter your order via our webshop.
When you use the Mite Booster system, you can order holders and cartridges filled with Dutchy's yourself.
Per infestation and per animal species you can determine the amount you need.
You can read this in the manuals of the Mite Booster.

Use chemicals i.c.m. predatory mites
The use of chemical pesticides shortly before or after the using Dutchy's® is not recommended. These substances have a detrimental effect on the population development of the predatory mites and can even be ensure that these die completely, as soon as they are with the remnants of this substances have come into contact.
It is wise to have a waiting period of at least 6 weeks before setting out Dutchy's®.
When we hang nests in pre-treated bird cages, this is not a problem, as long as the nests are untreated.
It is wise to only release the predatory mites in the nests.