[theBCnut]

It would definitly help keep a breeding population in check so all the food is not completely spoiled. It also helps when your trying to get an infestation eradicated so in the future you don’t continue to have an infestation. And that brings up a good point, it’s important to make sure that the storage mite problem doesn’t extend to the environment, so a little DE where the old food was stored and a thorough cleaning is definitely in order.