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Mites can survive in
                                                              underground waters,
                                                              pools and lakes at tem-
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                                                              peratures of up to 50 C
                                                              degrees.


                                                           their    environment.
                                                           Therefore, they prefer
                                                           quite high levels of hu-
                                                           midity, 70 to 80%, and

                                                           temperatures around
                                                           27 C 101  When they find
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                                                           such a suitable environ-
                                                           ment, they can increase
         THE MICROWORLD MIRACLE                            there may be up to 6
                                                           their numbers enor-
                                                           mously. For example,



                                                           million members in half
                                                           a hectare of cultivated
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                                                           soil.



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