<p class="jove_content">Here, we present a protocol to establish and maintain laboratory cultures of phoretic mites associated with wood-boring insects, including both predatory and fungivorous species, using a rearing unit with customizable food sources and scalable methods for experimental or applied research.</p>

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Rearing Phoretic Mites Associated with Wood-Boring Insects

Phoretic mites are common associates of a wide range of wood-boring insects, such as Coleoptera: Curculionidae and Cerambycidae. Phoretic mites are among ...

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