Hister beetles are used for long term dry poultry manure pits or any dry manure. Beetles are small 1.5 mm (1/16 in.), black, shiny and consume large numbers of house fly eggs and small houseflies. These beetles are insectary raised and free of salmonella. They can be gathered using Hister Houses for re-inoculation after a clean out.
SHIPPED: Adult beetles with vermiculite in a bottle.
OPTIMUM CONDITIONS: 24C ( 80F)
RELEASE RATE: inoculate with 10,000 Hister Beetles to establish a colony. Release beetles into manure that is at least 3 weeks old to insure sufficient food resources
SPECIAL NOTES: Beetles can be trapped using Hister Houses before clean out and reintroduced after
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