hunterfisher said:

just to be on the safe side
my next treatment will be cooking the room with a fresh diatomaceous earth dusting
I think there gone but im not taking a chance that even 1 lives
plus im bleaching the outer walls and ground around my building

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smokin jay said:

Amblyseius fallacis (= Neoseiulus fallacis) is an excellent general predator mite for control of many different types of mites in hotter, drier situations than other predatory mite species can handle. Particularly recommended for spider mites on roses and vegetable crops in greenhouses, this predator can also help suppress cyclamen mite in strawberry fields and broad mite in greenhouses. N. fallacis has been found to be more effective than N. californicus in northern climates on Mint, Hops and Strawberries. It can also be effective in orchards against the European red mite and the two-spotted spider mite, as it tolerates higher temperatures and lower humidities than P. persimilis.
Appearance: Adults are pear-shaped and slightly smaller than the European red mite adult. They are white until they feed after which they take on the coloration of their prey (usually red or brown). The eggs are pear shaped, almost transparent, but slightly larger than the round European red mite eggs. The nymphs are also transparent and difficult to see without a microscope. Of the five N. fallacis life stages, only the 1st nymphal stage is six legged. All other post-egg stages have eight legs.
Life Cycle: Mated adult females may overwinter in plant crevices or other protected areas if prey is available in the fall. They emerge as early as bloom, but in reduced numbers due to heavy winter mortality. N. fallacis increases in number rapidly and adults become numerous by July or August. They live about 20 days and lay an average of 40-60 eggs. Eggs are laid along the ribs of the undersides of leaves.
Relative Effectiveness: Because N. fallacis is a voracious consumer of mites and because its population increases quickly in relation to its prey, it can overtake an expanding pest population. It develops into the adult stage in about one third the time required by other mite predators. However, when N. fallacis has reduced the prey population, it will leave the area in search of more mites, whereas other mite predators survive on alternate foods.

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smokin jay said:

I get all my beneficial insects from Arbico Organics on the internet. If those mites won't eat up them chiggers n ticks they might have something that will LOL.

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showmegreen said:

Got my order of chigger gitters, tick tacklers an fly fuggers in Saturdays mail. They got all kines of buggers in that thar Arbico catalog. I also jus picked up two trios of lavender guineas. "Come on wit it bugs! I'm ready!"

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