25,000 Live Hypoaspis Miles Predatory Mites

Needed these to kill the slug mites and fungus gnats in a snail tank. Placed them in, and a few hours later we could see a swarm of them crawling on a clear plastic surface in the tank. We were told that they shy away from light so waited until dark, then shined a bright flashlight and could see them. They were very tiny and active.

I don't think any of these mites were alive when I received them. I didn't see any movement and I just assumed that they were too small to see with the human eye. After applying them to my snakes enclosures, I have seen no improvement. It has been over 2 weeks. I have seen several reptile keepers recommend this particular product, so I'm assuming my mites were DOA. I'm super disappointed. I've tried everything. Edit: and if there's a question of whether this product is effective for reptile mites, I also used it in several bioactive enclosures that have fungus gnats and the gnats are still thriving and not at all diminished.

If you have a ton of indoor plants, sooner or later the dastardly fungus gnats will exponentially multiple inside your home. I do not even overwater my plants. But FG are opportunistic pests and will smell out any moist soil so they can lay their eggs, in the hundreds, and 10 days later, with just a handful of negligible FG, seems like overnight you start finding them committing suicide in your morning coffee or bowl of cereal. Gross. They are attracted to water or moisture. They are not very smart creatures but very prolific. And I have tried everything. (Yes, even mosquito bits, peroxide drenches, etc.) It was only after introducing Hypoaspis Miles predatory mites (they go by another updated scientific name, but I know and call them as cute soldier Miles mites) only with the intriduction of Miles, that I witness a drastic reduction of FG inside my home. Disclaimer: It is not an overnight miracle but takes about a week or two. I mean these predatory mites makes an excellent passive deterrent to FG infestation. That is because Miles lives in the soil and eats the larvae of the FG (the reason why just killing the adult winged gnats alone are ineffective in curbing their numbers). This is expensive, I agree, but in the long run, not having to stress about anticipation of an increased in FG numbers just because I watered one or two plants--it is worth the purchase. The company NaturesGoodGuys are also very professional and dependable. I have purchased other predatory mites from them (Californicus, Cucumuris, etc) and they have been delivered promptly and packaged well. If you have problems with numbers of mites during arrival, they were happy to send a replacement. I have bought beneficial insects frim them here on amazon and on their company website with good results.

I have used this company many times to order lady bugs, lacewing eggs and predatory mites. These folks should be your go to company for all your soldier bugs. Quick tip, if you want to see these guys moving, spread some of the medium out on a white piece of paper and use a scope with at least 10x magnification

I've ordered this item and other mites from this company. This past order I couldn't see any live mites. still applied to soil and weeks later no results. In the past I could see live mites crawling around with vigour and energy and had very good results. Just wish there was some consistency. I will still support but will be more observant when recieving my orders.

I used this on a snake mite infestation in all of my snakes (5). I treated my snakes and their enclosures with insecticide and did all the things you're supposed to. I cleaned decor to the best of my ability, but I couldn't throw away and repurchase hides, bowls, leaves, sticks, etc. for 5 snakes. I know snake mites are extremely hard to get rid of and eggs can hide anywhere, so I ordered these to help once reintroducing my snakes into their "clean" tanks. It took a few weeks I will admit. I did not think it was working at first because I saw the mites all over my snakes still. I had to give up for a while because I got super busy. However, about a month or so after treatment, 4/5 of my snakes were mite free. I am reordering to do another treatment on my last snake and will be using this as a preventative for mites every 6ish months. Highly recommend as a safe, exhaustive option for people dealing with snake mites. I know some comments said it didn't work, but these need to be used RIGHT AWAY. They are delivered to your door with a cool pack and cannot get hot. You can't really over-do the application either, so might as well use the entire thing across however many tanks you have. They'll die very quickly.

As soon as you open the jar, you can use a jewelers loupe to see the mites running around. They look super healthy and buried right into the soil. Don't spend a fortune on shipping, NaturesGoodGuys saves you money, and you still get great quality fast.

Ordered 25k mites and not 1 that I could find...I immediately opened up the package and couldn't find a live mite. I usually can see movement with the naked eye but I couldn't even. Find one with my jewelers loop. I'd look elsewhere. Poor performance, poor value, poor quality, but if living they would have been easy to spread