My mites have isopods

[Elytra and Antenna]

I have a pretty good hypoaspis mite colony and I've been finding these white isopods in it. Any suggestions on getting rid of them? They're too big for the mites to eat.

 

[DaveM]

Here's a recent thread on getting rid of isopods, not sure if any of the answers are satisfactory.

How to get rid off isopods

Hey! I recently added dwarf white isopods to my t. albopilosus‘ enclosure. Quickly after that, I found out about the possible dangers that come with the isopods and now I obviously want to get rid off them. As she’s buried and has closed off her entrance, I can’t take her out and clean the...

arachnoboards.com

If the Hypoaspis life cycle is only something like ~10 days, can't you get a new colony going quickly, taken from your old colony while carefully leaving the isopods behind?
It's a little bit funny thinking of a mite colony infested with a larger invertebrate pest
Dwarf whites are cute, so maybe you will want to keep them too. Good luck

 

[Scorpiobsession]

I had to leave this here, posted only hours ago.

My isopods have mites

Hello everyone, I am new here. Recently, I was feeding my pet isopods fish flakes, and I saw this VERY tiny white creature running on their wood where the fish flakes were. Turns out, now there is a mite infestation in my isopod enclosure. (I stopped feeding fish flakes for now, until I get...

arachnoboards.com

 

[Nicole C G]

this just shows that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

 

[moricollins]

I have a pretty good hypoaspis mite colony and I've been finding these white isopods in it. Any suggestions on getting rid of them? They're too big for the mites to eat.

Put a piece of wood in. The dwarf whites will tend to congregate on the underside of the wood.