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These Mites Rain Down To Save Your Strawberries | Deep Look

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2021 ж. 25 Қаң.
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Two tiny mites duke it out on strawberry plants throughout California. One is a spider mite that sucks the juices out of the delicious crop and destroys it. The other, persimilis, is a crafty predator that growers drop by the thousands from high-tech drones to protect their fields.
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Individual spider mites are barely visible, about the size of a grain of salt, but together they cause huge damage to crops around the world. They suck sap from the leaves and stems of crops and houseplants, leaving yellow or dry rusty leaves and tangles of fine silk.
Farmers can use pesticides to knock them back, but spider mites quickly develop resistance, making them particularly stubborn pests.
So many farmers turn to biological control agents. One of the most popular is another type of mite commonly called persimilis. This predatory mite hunts down spider mites and their eggs.
But spreading the tiny hunters over vast agricultural fields is a challenge, so some growers are turning to companies like Parabug to disperse the predators by air using drones.
Now, entomologist Christian Nansen and engineer Zhaodan Kong at UC Davis are looking at ways to automate this entire process of crop protection. They’re developing a strategy using drones armed with special cameras to detect changes in the way sunlight bounces off plants' leaves.
Software using machine learning algorithms would then read the subtle changes in the leaves' reflectance and come up with a diagnosis about what was causing the stress. If the system suspects a spider mite infestation it could then summon a second drone, packed with predatory mites. The team is working on developing software to accurately drop the predators right on the trouble areas.
“The idea is that these natural predators are like tiny paratroopers coming in on the drones,” said Nansen, “with a special eye in the sky that sees exactly where they need to go.”
--- What are spider mites?
Spider mites are not insects. They're arachnids, more closely related to spiders and ticks.
--- How do I get rid of spider mites?
One of the best ways to get rid of spider mites on houseplants and garden crops is to spray the plant with water to knock the mites off. There are pesticides that will kill them, but spider mites have a knack for becoming resistant. Oils are also used to smother the mites. Biological control agents like predatory mites can be particularly effective.
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  • "Eat the vegetarians" said Persimilis

    @marlin2996@marlin29963 жыл бұрын

    • *Y E S*

      @muin_@muin_3 жыл бұрын

    • _eat the herbivores_

      @muin_@muin_3 жыл бұрын

    • I'd probably feel the same way about human vegetarians who ate the last strawberry...

      @TragoudistrosMPH@TragoudistrosMPH3 жыл бұрын

    • *sweats*

      @a_literalrat1096@a_literalrat10963 жыл бұрын

    • Vegan teacher realizing shes not an animal so its okay to eat her: *scared breathing*

      @Uzughgjg@Uzughgjg3 жыл бұрын

  • persimilis look like tiny little strawberry clones with legs, as if the strawberry was the mother ship and they get deployed to destroy invaders

    @DIOsNotDead@DIOsNotDead3 жыл бұрын

    • yes

      @vibrantbanana4991@vibrantbanana49913 жыл бұрын

    • yes

      @Aesiris@Aesiris3 жыл бұрын

    • Yes

      @hzzx0739@hzzx07393 жыл бұрын

    • Yes

      @kiranacahya7780@kiranacahya77803 жыл бұрын

    • How about we modify the genetics of the strawberry to make them produce persimilis as well?

      @ikarienator@ikarienator3 жыл бұрын

  • I am here eating my strawberries knowing that sacrifices were made for them to reach my house safely. RESPECT to the mites. 💗

    @definingcomedy772@definingcomedy7723 жыл бұрын

    • I eat mites

      @JamesCharIes@JamesCharIes2 жыл бұрын

    • Mite on your strawberry: *thumbs up*

      @OwenPrescott@OwenPrescott2 жыл бұрын

    • Just wash them strawberries or you might be eating more that just the strawberries

      @jeffreytan2948@jeffreytan29482 жыл бұрын

    • @@jeffreytan2948 *eats strawberries with mites on them**

      @kingofallgodzillas9901@kingofallgodzillas99012 жыл бұрын

    • @@jeffreytan2948 0_0

      @mohamadhamada9954@mohamadhamada99542 жыл бұрын

  • Props to the mites and the camera man who shrunk himself intensely and filmed this for us.

    @pendadenda1331@pendadenda13312 жыл бұрын

    • Props to the actors who allowed themselves to get eaten for the shots

      @liliana.6053@liliana.60534 ай бұрын

  • That's way better than developing stronger pesticides.

    @izzy1894@izzy18943 жыл бұрын

    • Change the game. Deploy counterpests.

      @StarshadowMelody@StarshadowMelody3 жыл бұрын

    • In Asia, ducks are used to get rid of snails on rice fields.

      @zitronentee@zitronentee3 жыл бұрын

    • You can develope a resistance to poison, but not getting eaten

      @theflerffyburr7919@theflerffyburr79193 жыл бұрын

    • @@theflerffyburr7919 not true. all sorts of passive defenses against being eaten have been developed, from toxicity to spines to speed.

      @thomasneal9291@thomasneal92913 жыл бұрын

    • @@thomasneal9291 no

      @obamaprism114@obamaprism1143 жыл бұрын

  • Farmer: *"I use the mites to destroy the mites"*

    @frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574@frostbitetheannunakiiceind65743 жыл бұрын

    • No comments?

      @glitchgames2123@glitchgames21232 жыл бұрын

    • I used the stones to destroy the stones

      @painduxe@painduxe2 жыл бұрын

    • @@painduxe yes we know what is being referenced

      @calebrichardson5259@calebrichardson52592 жыл бұрын

    • Lol

      @nykiasmith7404@nykiasmith74042 жыл бұрын

    • “After that the mites served no purpose beyond temptation, so I destroyed them too.”

      @lanthelancer@lanthelancer2 жыл бұрын

  • “Looks like meat’s back on the menu, boys!”

    @noaht5191@noaht51913 жыл бұрын

    • "Looks like Mites back on the menu boys!"

      @vincentmagallon@vincentmagallon2 жыл бұрын

    • HAHAHA I kno the reference!1!1!1! LOLOLxdzxdxxdxdxxdxdd But i wont tell you because it is a secret ;) you hav to watch the movie to know what the refence is LOLOL9LOLOLOL I loved that movie so much I watched it when I was 2 yrs old that was last year XDXDXDXXDXDDXXX loLolOLOLOOO)l0l0,0l0l0l itz my favorite movie in the whole universe LOLZ!!!1!!!!!1!!1!!

      @xxcreamythefoxx7086@xxcreamythefoxx70862 жыл бұрын

    • @@xxcreamythefoxx7086 ;-;

      @Tatar10139@Tatar101392 жыл бұрын

    • What’s up with these lolz

      @Tatar10139@Tatar101392 жыл бұрын

    • LOTR reference?

      @boogus6764@boogus67642 жыл бұрын

  • I love the fact that, as times go by, farmers find ecological, more natural ways to deal with pests and such problems. Like those guys in Thailand that use ducks to clear pests from rice paddies.

    @justarandompenguin@justarandompenguin3 жыл бұрын

  • So tiny, yet so important! Just like we repeatedly preach: every single species plays its role in this world.

    @terramater@terramater3 жыл бұрын

    • except mosquitos fck mosquitos

      @wisniamw@wisniamw3 жыл бұрын

    • @@wisniamw If mosquitoes were humans I would gladly do a mass murder

      @bengermin3104@bengermin31043 жыл бұрын

    • @@wisniamw Some lizards and frogs eat mosquitoes. Without mosquitoes, they may go hungry.

      @dynamicflashy@dynamicflashy3 жыл бұрын

    • ...how about wasps

      @tonny1351@tonny13513 жыл бұрын

    • @@tonny1351 wasps prey on spiders and cockroaches, I only remember those

      @bengermin3104@bengermin31043 жыл бұрын

  • Persimilis mites: "JUSTICE RAINS FROM ABOVE!"

    @koko_law@koko_law3 жыл бұрын

    • Stop 😭😂😂

      @a_literalrat1096@a_literalrat10963 жыл бұрын

    • Overwatch?

      @Sivah_Akash@Sivah_Akash3 жыл бұрын

    • @@Sivah_Akash yes

      @a_literalrat1096@a_literalrat10963 жыл бұрын

    • Persimilis mites: "ive got you in my sights!"

      @wellyesbutno5639@wellyesbutno56393 жыл бұрын

    • Persimilis mites: "SURRENDER TO MY WILL"

      @Sivah_Akash@Sivah_Akash3 жыл бұрын

  • "hunting down the unwanted vegetarians." I know that feel.

    @jekblom123@jekblom1232 жыл бұрын

    • waittaminute

      @CoffeeD_1@CoffeeD_12 жыл бұрын

    • 😆😆

      @CesarA365@CesarA3652 жыл бұрын

    • As a vegetarian I agree. I have to chomp down my lettuce watching my back constantly.

      @OctyabrAprelya@OctyabrAprelya Жыл бұрын

  • "Need backup. Calling in air support at strawberry field!" "Roger that."

    @Yassir.A.P.@Yassir.A.P.2 жыл бұрын

  • Tactical mite incoming.

    @carlos32195@carlos321953 жыл бұрын

    • @Hand Grabbing Fruits no, stay away from my fruits

      @IkeanCrusader1013@IkeanCrusader10133 жыл бұрын

    • @Hand Grabbing Fruits lol

      @fangames032@fangames0323 жыл бұрын

    • MOAB - Mite of All Berries

      @reaper4812@reaper48123 жыл бұрын

  • this is like some sort of action movie plot. this is EXACTLY the weirdass content i subscribed for.

    @bazookallamaproductions5280@bazookallamaproductions52803 жыл бұрын

    • Glad we can deliver!

      @KQEDDeepLook@KQEDDeepLook3 жыл бұрын

    • Like HECK YEAH! DEEP LOOK IS MY FAVORITE INFORMATIVE CHANEL ON YT 4 THIS REASON!!

      @i_am_me1238@i_am_me12383 жыл бұрын

    • I eat strawberry

      @podarium5262@podarium52623 жыл бұрын

    • 😂 your right

      @jennyrosediaz6805@jennyrosediaz68053 жыл бұрын

    • theres 666 likes on this post, oh snap

      @Immortal7Love@Immortal7Love3 жыл бұрын

  • I really love Laura's sweet voice explaining us calmly

    @StrangerApex724@StrangerApex7243 жыл бұрын

  • _Thanks Mr.Persimilis for your Great Service_

    @npc5500@npc55003 жыл бұрын

  • This was actually pretty informative!

    @CarnivoreGaming@CarnivoreGaming3 жыл бұрын

    • Of course. What else did you expect from deep look?

      @aboveanonymous4810@aboveanonymous48103 жыл бұрын

    • They always do that

      @H0ll0_sh0t@H0ll0_sh0t3 жыл бұрын

    • Really informative*

      @stancexpunks@stancexpunks3 жыл бұрын

    • @@stancexpunks does it matter

      @aarontheperson6867@aarontheperson68673 жыл бұрын

    • @@aarontheperson6867 He was just saying.

      @aboveanonymous4810@aboveanonymous48103 жыл бұрын

  • As someone who enjoys strawberries, I salute the Persimilis and their sacrifice.

    @CJCroen1393@CJCroen13933 жыл бұрын

    • F for Persimilis

      @gusb4555@gusb45553 жыл бұрын

    • o7

      @bonelessmice6828@bonelessmice68282 жыл бұрын

    • F o7

      @Muichirosnumber1fan@Muichirosnumber1fan2 жыл бұрын

    • Press f to pay respects

      @bethgerong186@bethgerong186 Жыл бұрын

    • Word

      @kaylynmckillop4652@kaylynmckillop4652 Жыл бұрын

  • Wow, I love this channel. Super informative and I love how they give closeups and explain whats happening.

    @justaturd4545@justaturd45453 жыл бұрын

  • The shots are sooo detailed! 🤯Together with the high-quality digital models 🤩 it was a pleasure to watch this 🤗

    @eliskaprochy4679@eliskaprochy46792 жыл бұрын

  • All mites lived in harmony... Until the fire mites attacked

    @utubecomtw13@utubecomtw133 жыл бұрын

    • Earth, Water, Fire, Air. A long time ago, the four mites lived in harmony. But everything changed when mites started falling from the sky to protect strawberries

      @genericname2747@genericname27473 жыл бұрын

    • Air teamed up with fire

      @ghostleviathan172@ghostleviathan1723 жыл бұрын

    • MY CABBAGES!!! .... i mean my STRAWBERRIES!

      @dootie3698@dootie36983 жыл бұрын

    • Might be the first comment thread that are related to each other. Despite being short

      @lasajnae9626@lasajnae96263 жыл бұрын

  • "They start hunting down the unwelcome vegetarians" 0-0

    @rachelglenn4821@rachelglenn48213 жыл бұрын

    • *loads **-shotgun-** chelicerae with malicious intent* *(rips and) tears into prey*

      @Q-TebGamesNL@Q-TebGamesNL3 жыл бұрын

    • 😂😂😂

      @vincentbasco386@vincentbasco3863 жыл бұрын

    • ThatVeganTeacher: *dead*

      @noodlemaster4997@noodlemaster49973 жыл бұрын

    • @@Q-TebGamesNL DOOM GUY

      @JESUSCHRIST-ee5tb@JESUSCHRIST-ee5tb3 жыл бұрын

    • thatveganteacher: ight imma head out

      @Voss1215@Voss12153 жыл бұрын

  • Your vids are amazing and have teached me some things I didn't even know like how strawberries are vulnerable to many pests but from a type of mite that they use on the strawberries makes the pests not ruin the strawberries. I have to say very good videos, keep it up :D

    @kuiperlake148@kuiperlake1482 жыл бұрын

  • drones done wrong: military or spies drones done right: protecting crops using ecofriendly alternatives

    @simonbelmont1986@simonbelmont19862 жыл бұрын

  • Persimilis: *deployed* Pesticide: We weren't expecting special forces.

    @RexRagerunner@RexRagerunner3 жыл бұрын

  • "You know who else has mites? You!" Aight, gonna sprinkle me some predator mites on my face

    @cromcorgetti@cromcorgetti3 жыл бұрын

    • Via drone

      @Toastmaster_5000@Toastmaster_50003 жыл бұрын

    • we have face mites so i agree

      @ellasalinas9126@ellasalinas91263 жыл бұрын

    • Hold up.....if they eat all our face mite.....then they will starved to death......gotta sprinkle back those normal face mite so my predator mite gets food......now my face has become some sort of ecosystem or something.....

      @Mr-Ad-196@Mr-Ad-1963 жыл бұрын

    • @@Mr-Ad-196 Oh, boy. Wait until you hear about your gut.

      @BonaparteBardithion@BonaparteBardithion3 жыл бұрын

    • @@Mr-Ad-196 believe me it is

      @ellasalinas9126@ellasalinas91263 жыл бұрын

  • Farmer meets Persimilis: "I'm gonna call you Steve!"

    @Eric4bz@Eric4bz2 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you Persimilis

    @doshwaffles5573@doshwaffles55732 жыл бұрын

  • The cameraman down below, getting sprayed by Persimilis: 👁👄👁

    @kaomocchi3671@kaomocchi36713 жыл бұрын

    • They should be wearing a suit to prevent themselves from getting bugs on them.

      @claresaguban3471@claresaguban34713 жыл бұрын

    • Plot twist: they ate him because was vegetarian

      @Genesongx@Genesongx3 жыл бұрын

    • Plot twist the camera man was T.V.T (THAT VEGAN TEACHER)

      @ngolokante7805@ngolokante78053 жыл бұрын

    • @@claresaguban3471 The suit is not necessary... All people do have microscopic mites on them, and these predator fellas are not dangerous.

      @belofostio8494@belofostio84942 жыл бұрын

    • Whats with the star wars music?

      @christinalaw3375@christinalaw33752 жыл бұрын

  • God bless the Persimilises, their sacrifices will never be in vain.

    @TheMythicalMatty@TheMythicalMatty3 жыл бұрын

    • @Qimodis Its a joke...

      @danpaglinawan3256@danpaglinawan32563 жыл бұрын

    • @@danpaglinawan3256 it can be taken literal too... and im greatful.

      @jayjaytv2563@jayjaytv25633 жыл бұрын

    • At least they get to enjoy their last meal.

      @t.h.i6969@t.h.i69693 жыл бұрын

    • In the name of money

      @franc8023@franc80233 жыл бұрын

    • Yes

      @Zak-tk8wv@Zak-tk8wv2 жыл бұрын

  • I really love laura talk about those micro things!

    @detectivearago6019@detectivearago60193 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks persimilis, you a real one!

    @Nikki_Catnip@Nikki_Catnip Жыл бұрын

  • Farmers to persimilis: "okay boys, what is your profession?" Persimilis: "ahoooo, ahoooo, ahoooo! "

    @mikehell9818@mikehell98183 жыл бұрын

    • lol XD

      @HisameArtwork@HisameArtwork3 жыл бұрын

    • Noice

      @madil2259@madil22593 жыл бұрын

    • Pottery...

      @nogoodnamesleft3965@nogoodnamesleft39653 жыл бұрын

    • Wait i didn't get it

      @hausofluzon@hausofluzon3 жыл бұрын

    • @@hausofluzon its from movie 300

      @DG-wo3pi@DG-wo3pi3 жыл бұрын

  • Farmers: *I used the mites to destroy the mites*

    @schlongalongadingdong564@schlongalongadingdong5643 жыл бұрын

    • Mites: I will remember this betrayal

      @artsy8490@artsy84903 жыл бұрын

    • infinity war reference?

      @OriginalTolerance@OriginalTolerance3 жыл бұрын

    • Fight fire with fire

      @bengermin3104@bengermin31043 жыл бұрын

    • It's like that Obama template meme where Obama gives himself a metal

      @catmagedsproductions1998@catmagedsproductions19983 жыл бұрын

    • i kid you not it mite actually work

      @mergen9802@mergen98023 жыл бұрын

  • I used to have a small strawberry garden in my back yard and I remember seeing these bugs crawling all over them and my plants eventually died. Now I know who the culprit was and how to defeat them.

    @morgangiron6600@morgangiron66003 жыл бұрын

  • Fascinating! Thank you for sharing this

    @LordRoop@LordRoop3 жыл бұрын

  • Persimliils also like to eat mite eggs: Talk about spawn camping

    @theconfusedkulu-ya-ku7587@theconfusedkulu-ya-ku75873 жыл бұрын

    • epik gaemer moment

      @user-cc6zm8ws3g@user-cc6zm8ws3g3 жыл бұрын

    • y e s .

      @jawadn8644@jawadn86443 жыл бұрын

    • *”I’m reporting you to god for spawn camping, ur bad kid”*

      @trollman-bx6jx@trollman-bx6jx3 жыл бұрын

    • @@trollman-bx6jx At least they don't t-bag...

      @ScienceDiscoverer@ScienceDiscoverer3 жыл бұрын

    • Mmmm Omelettes

      @queenofants2385@queenofants23853 жыл бұрын

  • Imagine the feeling when the angriest redarmy is sent after you...

    @user-un5xj1wl6p@user-un5xj1wl6p3 жыл бұрын

    • East germany has a pretty good idea of how that feels :D

      @2MeterLP@2MeterLP3 жыл бұрын

    • omg you play the sims

      @xxhalfemptyxx7713@xxhalfemptyxx77133 жыл бұрын

    • @@2MeterLP The russian empire had the worst feeling of that

      @ijdtechno5980@ijdtechno59803 жыл бұрын

    • Is that protoslavic alphabet?

      @handsomejack697@handsomejack6973 жыл бұрын

    • @@handsomejack697 uhm, "protoslavic" languages have no written form... the first slavic script wich was the glagolitsa, made for old church slavonic and yup it is that.

      @user-un5xj1wl6p@user-un5xj1wl6p3 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for telling it gives us important information

    @jadaoladeinde6254@jadaoladeinde62542 жыл бұрын

  • THANK YOU MITES!!!!!!!!!!!

    @michellegong3755@michellegong37553 жыл бұрын

  • Careful! They *mite* be dangerous!

    @artsy8490@artsy84903 жыл бұрын

    • [BA DUM TSS]

      @_hiroyuke353@_hiroyuke3533 жыл бұрын

    • I hate you and love you..

      @soggyfrenchfrys6297@soggyfrenchfrys62973 жыл бұрын

    • I hate you so so sooooo much that i love you

      @muin_@muin_3 жыл бұрын

    • -_-

      @AustinWTchoi@AustinWTchoi3 жыл бұрын

    • ._.

      @SAMPAIDAWG@SAMPAIDAWG3 жыл бұрын

  • Entomologist here! I actually work with twospotted spider mites and persimilis on my research project! Persimilis are widely used in strawberries here in Florida as well and Parabug operates down here too. Great footage, love seeing mites get some recognition!

    @joemontemayor2917@joemontemayor29173 жыл бұрын

    • Don't Entomologists study insects? I thought arachnids had their own discipline (Arachnology). Or is it like a Zoology vs. Ornithology situation?

      @gingermcgingin1733@gingermcgingin17333 жыл бұрын

    • @@gingermcgingin1733 Technically acarology is correct, the study of mites and ticks. But many lesser studied arthropod taxa end up getting lumped in with entomology like acari, myriapods, nematodes, etc. I do study insects too though.

      @joemontemayor2917@joemontemayor29173 жыл бұрын

    • @@joemontemayor2917 neat, thanks

      @gingermcgingin1733@gingermcgingin17333 жыл бұрын

    • Do those little red spider mites eat dust mites as well? I'll sometimes see them in carpets but the people living there have absolutely no symptom of bite so they're obviously not feeding on people.

      @thanhavictus@thanhavictus3 жыл бұрын

    • @@thanhavictus Persimilis are specialized at feeding on spider mites only.

      @joemontemayor2917@joemontemayor29173 жыл бұрын

  • I haven’t watched these videos in so long and im gonna start watching them again!

    @catalinajimenez6020@catalinajimenez60203 жыл бұрын

  • This is simple my favorite video yet! Good job Deep Look team with the words so funny yet so informative 👍👍👍😂😂😂

    @donalddontleroy2702@donalddontleroy27023 жыл бұрын

  • Persimilis (falling from sky): *FOR NARNIA*

    @frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574@frostbitetheannunakiiceind65743 жыл бұрын

    • Nice they only eat vegans perfect

      @novethskie@novethskie2 жыл бұрын

    • Lol

      @yoleeygot7494@yoleeygot74942 жыл бұрын

  • Imagine walking underneath one of those drones by accident while it was spraying dozens of persimilis

    @kennynitro17@kennynitro173 жыл бұрын

    • Rip

      @idiotsandwich5059@idiotsandwich50593 жыл бұрын

    • More like tens of thousands.

      @john091077@john0910772 жыл бұрын

    • You'll only be in danger if you release pheromones

      @Layput@Layput2 жыл бұрын

    • My only thought was a farmer spreading their arms to the mite rain while "It's raining men" plays... I gotta get more sleep.

      @brandongreenland9632@brandongreenland96322 жыл бұрын

    • oh shi-

      @69cheesyfries@69cheesyfries2 жыл бұрын

  • Lady bugs also eat spider mites. And the red mites that you find under rocks in spring and autumn are also predators, they do the same thing.

    @dmitrimikrioukov5935@dmitrimikrioukov5935 Жыл бұрын

  • *101st Mite Airborne Division* going into battle!

    @therealrosen@therealrosen3 жыл бұрын

    • EasyMite Company

      @BenitoiteBaTiSi@BenitoiteBaTiSi3 жыл бұрын

    • And the leader is capt. sobel...

      @cucupforester1234@cucupforester12342 жыл бұрын

  • “Enjoy~” Me: *runs to the bathroom and aggressively washes my face*

    @ShayyShayyv@ShayyShayyv3 жыл бұрын

    • oh boy, rather don't google Demodex

      @Phyto.@Phyto.3 жыл бұрын

    • Oh please, you sleep every night with 2 million mites, no need to panic now about a few thousands.

      @molybdaen11@molybdaen113 жыл бұрын

    • @@molybdaen11 DUDE!!!! Thank you for this information that i definitely did not need 😫🥲

      @ShayyShayyv@ShayyShayyv3 жыл бұрын

    • @@Phyto. I definitely wont now i rather stay ignorant ☺️

      @ShayyShayyv@ShayyShayyv3 жыл бұрын

    • @@ShayyShayyv oh and as you speak there's thousands of mites living in your eyebrows and eyelashes, sleeping, pooping, peeing, and eating on your dead skin cells

      @RoxasHikari0@RoxasHikari03 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you persimilis mites

    @verygenericusername8429@verygenericusername84293 жыл бұрын

  • Those persimilis mites are badass and got a cool name.

    @mosshivenetwork117@mosshivenetwork1172 жыл бұрын

  • Farmers be like- Mite have to use a mitey mite to get rid of these mites

    @pr.yanshi@pr.yanshi3 жыл бұрын

    • Dont try to hard, you mite hurt yourself.

      @dylanmcshane9976@dylanmcshane99763 жыл бұрын

    • @@dylanmcshane9976 that mite be his idea lol mite puns

      @werty21100@werty211003 жыл бұрын

    • They got smited

      @SSirloiNN@SSirloiNN3 жыл бұрын

    • @@werty21100 those mites might step on a mine or the might trip on a line

      @Uzughgjg@Uzughgjg3 жыл бұрын

    • That’s a mitey joke

      @GoblinActivity@GoblinActivity3 жыл бұрын

  • Strawberries farmers: I used the mites to destroy the mites

    @vulpesaxis8494@vulpesaxis84943 жыл бұрын

  • I've never been so glad to see mites.

    @chrisbarbz9238@chrisbarbz92383 жыл бұрын

  • *salutes to persimilis * thank you for your sacrifices little ones they are highly appreciated

    @OwlhouseOwlhouse@OwlhouseOwlhouse6 ай бұрын

  • The twospotted spider mites: **exist** Persimilis: *So anyways, I started blasting*

    @yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna34793 жыл бұрын

    • it should have said The twospotted spider mites: *exist* Persimilis: and i took that personally

      @dust3057@dust30573 жыл бұрын

    • Two Spotted Spider Mites: *exists* Persimilis: So you've chosen... Death!

      @jeremyloh7563@jeremyloh75633 жыл бұрын

    • @@dust3057 Persimilis: *You have forfeited your life privileges*

      @yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna34793 жыл бұрын

    • @@jeremyloh7563 Persimilis: *Ernie prepares to commit a hate crime*

      @yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna34793 жыл бұрын

    • *biting

      @MrEazyE357@MrEazyE3573 жыл бұрын

  • When the Emperor of Man heard of the Two Spotted Spider Mites destroying Terra's holy strawberry fields, he simply said, "Send the Persimilis Marines".

    @cosmicmelon9305@cosmicmelon93053 жыл бұрын

    • You sir, have earned my like

      @TheUnoriginalDrCorgi@TheUnoriginalDrCorgi2 жыл бұрын

    • ah yes the famous Persimilis Marines, not to be confused with Primaris Marines. These particular ones may be the successors of the Blood Angels chapter

      @samwisethebravee540@samwisethebravee5402 жыл бұрын

    • is this a Warhammer 40k reference? (I don't play Warhammer)

      @megabigblur@megabigblur2 жыл бұрын

    • Mites for the Mite God!!!

      @zanaros2606@zanaros2606 Жыл бұрын

  • Salute to all the persmilies ❤

    @muhammadomer9799@muhammadomer9799 Жыл бұрын

  • My mom grows strawberries too, no wonder she keeps these persimillis. I always think that they are bad mites so I usually try to kill them but of course my mom keeps me from killing them. Thank you for explaining, now I know what they are use for.

    @app1es@app1es3 жыл бұрын

  • Twospoted spider mites: this is good Perpsimilis: RUN THEM HANDS

    @andremartin9935@andremartin99353 жыл бұрын

  • The vid at the end: "you know who else has mites, YOU!" me: YAAAAAAAAY

    @humanperson2101@humanperson21013 жыл бұрын

    • don't we have our own persimilis to fight the mites :(

      @743asd@743asd3 жыл бұрын

    • @@743asd lol even if they can fight the mites on our face, i wouldnt get one near me

      @humanperson2101@humanperson21013 жыл бұрын

  • Strawberry farmers be like :" I love the smell of Drones and Persimilis in the mornings...Smells like..victory!"

    @alexforce9@alexforce93 жыл бұрын

  • you got me at "caviar, anyone?", haha, so funny

    @yanj111@yanj1113 жыл бұрын

  • I am eating strawberries right now. Thank you for this, youtube algorithm.

    @samanthaweber2195@samanthaweber21953 жыл бұрын

    • You are welcome, Samantha.

      @KQEDDeepLook@KQEDDeepLook3 жыл бұрын

    • Every time I eat something and then go on yt, it recommends a video that be having nasty titles telling me bugs are on it

      @kingofallgodzillas9901@kingofallgodzillas99012 жыл бұрын

  • Always amazing to be reminded that plants communicate as well. We often forget they are living creatures, just like us!

    @MermaidMakes@MermaidMakes3 жыл бұрын

  • That mite is terrifying but it still is so useful so thank you😃

    @bliv4411@bliv44112 жыл бұрын

  • This Channel is pure Gold!

    @aleister7776@aleister77763 жыл бұрын

  • Them mites be like: "Squad A, go! Squad B, go! Squad C, go!

    @XiaoyuuuYT@XiaoyuuuYT3 жыл бұрын

    • DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!

      @jirehchoo2151@jirehchoo21513 жыл бұрын

    • **Ride of the Valkyries blast from the background**

      @awful871@awful8712 жыл бұрын

  • Oh gosh, this is my first time hearing about carnivorous mites. Seems innovatory.

    @TheMallowberry@TheMallowberry3 жыл бұрын

    • There are quite a few species of predatory mite :) one of many biocontrol options.

      @Phyto.@Phyto.3 жыл бұрын

  • Aaaah I love the smell of persimilis in the morning

    @nopingengie2102@nopingengie21023 жыл бұрын

  • Laura's voiceover is WONDERFUL! This was extra entertaining because of her :)

    @Justice2Hearts@Justice2Hearts2 жыл бұрын

  • Ain't he just a cutie.

    @MrTaperecorder@MrTaperecorder3 жыл бұрын

    • No

      @theawesome1883@theawesome18833 жыл бұрын

    • No

      @anuradha-ur9gv@anuradha-ur9gv3 жыл бұрын

    • No

      @vortex7308@vortex73083 жыл бұрын

    • Yes.

      @Andy_Hendrix_9842@Andy_Hendrix_98423 жыл бұрын

    • P E R H A P S

      @whyhellothere9822@whyhellothere98223 жыл бұрын

  • 3:55 “you know who else has mites?” Muscle Man: “MY MOOOM!”

    @Flip-a-dip-dip@Flip-a-dip-dip3 жыл бұрын

    • I legit thought she was about to say that 😂😂😂😂

      @antizero100@antizero1003 жыл бұрын

    • Noice

      @madil2259@madil22593 жыл бұрын

  • This is a very informative video! 😃

    @eliletts1680@eliletts16802 жыл бұрын

  • GOD ! THIS IS SOOO SATISFYING TO WATCH !

    @StressHaze@StressHaze2 жыл бұрын

  • Man that's just incredibly clever. I love it.

    @Jinxtah123@Jinxtah1233 жыл бұрын

  • Who would've known that a close-up of a strawberry looks like skin with very clogged pores.

    @oldtimesong@oldtimesong3 жыл бұрын

    • @Dexhead But true...

      @oldtimesong@oldtimesong3 жыл бұрын

  • So informative and cool!

    @kuki8500@kuki85003 жыл бұрын

  • This is great and organic!

    @jaykeyz9094@jaykeyz90943 жыл бұрын

  • This just like a battlefield the drone drop the soldiers to hunt down the enemy

    @theangelorock1129@theangelorock11293 жыл бұрын

    • Inter-species warfare in the green deserts of Earth.

      @CaptiveFreedoms@CaptiveFreedoms3 жыл бұрын

  • The save our strawberrys pls thank them

    @andreagonzalez1815@andreagonzalez18153 жыл бұрын

  • I love this channel so much

    @manbeard8678@manbeard86783 жыл бұрын

  • insane footage!

    @TheReepe@TheReepe2 жыл бұрын

  • The true hero here is the camera man, with him we can't see this in action.

    @ohhellothere389@ohhellothere3893 жыл бұрын

    • And without the farmer we wouldnt have the footage so yeah gg

      @fozz539@fozz5393 жыл бұрын

    • @snuggmoney without computers there would be no internet.

      @PolumbiusTheThird@PolumbiusTheThird2 жыл бұрын

    • @snuggmoney without the matrix the simulation wouldnt exist. no simulation. no universe.

      @PolumbiusTheThird@PolumbiusTheThird2 жыл бұрын

    • @snuggmoney duh, we're on the inside of the sim bro. who knows whats running it.

      @PolumbiusTheThird@PolumbiusTheThird2 жыл бұрын

  • 3:44 "The strawberries are safe" Mite on the strawberry: I dont think sooo

    @Lore1200@Lore12003 жыл бұрын

  • those spider mites really takes toll on my backyard, grapevine, french bean, strawberry, raspberry, roses(this is especially destroyed), mulberry even celery and mint

    @exxolight@exxolight Жыл бұрын

  • So cool! I need those, my garden is full of spider mites 😅

    @morbiddawg@morbiddawg3 жыл бұрын

  • ✨Unwelcomed vegetarian✨ 😂

    @hommanbehamppey6942@hommanbehamppey69423 жыл бұрын

  • 2:06 **Ride of the Valkyries intensifies** But seriously, I need these for my potatoes.

    @reinhardtwilhelm835@reinhardtwilhelm8353 жыл бұрын

    • try tracking down red clover mites, they do the exact same thing

      @claudekim7876@claudekim78762 жыл бұрын

  • I love Laura´s voice and her way to explain what´s going on :-D

    @MinmatarDE@MinmatarDE3 жыл бұрын

  • Laura just love your voice & your dry humor. Your so cool. Now if they could find something to do the same thing to Psyllids that wipe out citrus tree & plants, that would be beyond great.

    @ooshta@ooshta3 жыл бұрын

  • This is super cool. I wonder how effective this would be on a large scale, and if it's economically viable. Either way it seems much better than pesticides

    @redhidinghood9337@redhidinghood93373 жыл бұрын

    • The majority of strawberry acreage actually uses persimilis, both organic and conventional. It is very effective on a large scale when used correctly and increasingly economically viable with new tech like drones and innovations at the insectary level with improved rearing techniques. There are LOTS of predatory insects for a variety of pests, not just spider mites.

      @jaclynbennett6168@jaclynbennett61683 жыл бұрын

    • @@jaclynbennett6168 Wow that's super cool I'm glad it's an actual technique and not just a gimmick

      @redhidinghood9337@redhidinghood93373 жыл бұрын

    • @@redhidinghood9337 I think part of what makes it feasible is that the persimilis treatments are self-limiting (they run out of food and then die off), which is a big plus when considering its usage. Otherwise, there's risk of damaging the ecosystem if what you're adding ends up becoming invasive in some unforeseen way. It's the same principle I've seen when researchers are considering using cordyceps fungi to limit certain insect populations---they need to engineer the fungi in a way where they perform their function, then remove themselves from the environment once they are done.

      @SadFace201@SadFace2013 жыл бұрын

    • @@SadFace201 Exactly just what I was thinking. It's amazing how it only targets that one species and nothing else, otherwose it would probably be a huge problem in agriculture and in general the environment

      @redhidinghood9337@redhidinghood93373 жыл бұрын

    • Yes

      @Zak-tk8wv@Zak-tk8wv2 жыл бұрын

  • i love how the information was good and the voice is a perfect story teller

    @The__creb@The__creb3 жыл бұрын

  • Great information I want to scrub my strawberries even more now!

    @imwade3@imwade33 жыл бұрын

  • the fact mites get it on on my face is just... great.

    @first-thoughtgiver-of-will2456@first-thoughtgiver-of-will24562 жыл бұрын

  • So glad I randomly discovered this channel last year. Really interesting, digestible content

    @rotor7135@rotor71353 жыл бұрын

  • This is what they call: "a modern warfare"...

    @Razuberyl@Razuberyl3 жыл бұрын

  • What a great channel! I love those short docus! Subscription done ✅ ... Regards from Germany!

    @creationancestor@creationancestor3 жыл бұрын

  • I just bought some to take care of my "house plants". Very satisfying to watch the spider mite drained of its essence.

    @twitchlazy@twitchlazy3 жыл бұрын

  • Persimilis: Where we drop in boys?

    @heheh8877@heheh88773 жыл бұрын
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