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I have these tiny white bugs in all of my fruit fly cultures made in the past 3 weeks. Any idea what they are? Are they harmful? How can I get rid of them and prevent them in the future?

Thanks
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-F. R. Murphy
1.0 Mali Uro
0.1 Red Niger Uro
1.0 Savanna Monitor
1.0 Veiled Chameleon
1.1 Banded Cal. Kingsnake
0.1 Albino Banana Cal. Kingsnake
0.1 Striped Banana Cal. Kingsnake
1.0 Blood Python
1.0 Viper Boa
1.0 Amazon Tree Boa

1.1 D. Azureus
1.1 D. Auratus (Green and Bronze)
Misc. Tree Frogs

To get rid of them you will probably have to get completly new cultures from somewhere on line and throw out all of your current cultures. By making new cultures you are just transferring them.

They are mites. They are really devistating to ff cultures preying on the flies and larvae. They don't like moisture so when I find them in a culture I add more water and this can sometimes save the culture. Your best bet may be to start with new cultures as amphibianfreak stated. Hope this helped.