40 LIVE MILLIPEDES Bumblebee Anadenobolus Monilicornis / Scarlet Trigoniulus

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This item is a colony starter mix of one of the best composters Millipedes.  To the best of my abilities I unidentified 3 types of millipedes: Bumblebee (Anadenobolus Monilicornis), Smokey Oak (Narceus Gordanus), Scarlet (Trigoniulus Corralinus) There will be at least<br>2 types of millipedes<br>present in the mix.<br>Millipedes are underrated in composting culture<br>Scientists from<br>Mangalore University<br>,<br>Alagappa University<br>and the<br>Madurai Kamaraj University<br>has shown that<br>he quality of millicompost is superior to that of vermicompost.<br>The nitrogen and phosphorus content is higher in millicompost than vermicompost. Additionally, millicompost brings down the pH of the soil thus promoting fungi dominated soil environment.<br>Description and background<br>This fungal dominant product works to improve the health of your plants by building a resilient soil system through the hard work of two specific species of millipedes -Trigoniulus corallinus, (Florida Rusty) and Anadenobolus monilicornis, (Jamaican Bumblebee). These millipede species are from Indo-Malayan tropical climates and have migrated through the Caribbean to the southern tip of Florida where they have become naturalized to the only subtropical region in the United States.<br>As macro-arthropods, millipedes are detritivores that eat broken down plant and tree matter on the surface of the tropical forest floor. In most forest systems, arthropods, (the whole group), are responsible for up to 80% of the breakdown of plant material on the forest floor. They do not target specifically the bacteria and fungi, (as do their cousins the Micro-arthropods), but rather consume bacteria and fungus by eating the detritus inoculated with them. Often times the millipedes are found above ground, devouring fungi fruiting bodies, (mushrooms), starting on the soft undersides of the mushrooms where the spores are released and then crawling back underground where they release them closer to the rhizosphere ? resulting in better conditions for better germination.<br>Millipede castings are extremely high in active fungi as well as spores and propagules. As seen in the testing some 45:1 fungi to bacteria: Packed with free-nitrogen fixers, cellulose and phosphorus solubilizers, the castings are consistent with a properly fungal-dominant product. Fungi are known for phosphorus breakdown with organic acids: Mycorrhizae fungi possess the ability to transport and deliver nutrients (phosphorus) directly into roots for uptake by the plant. The helper bacteria are also present to assist in achieving the desired elements for superior growth, flowering, and fruiting. Bacteria are already dominant in most soil and can be increased easily but having the right ones do the right job is especially valuable.<br>Millipede castings<br>is produced using millipedes, a specific group of hardwood mulch, water and other ingredients in a static pile system to create the baseline product. The numbers of fungi and bacteria can be increased by incorporating inputs of organic microbe/fungi foods, elements along with minerals which are consumed by the millipedes and can alter both microbial plus fungal populations to create the balance required for optimal growth of specific plant species. Another option is to combine fungal dominance of millipede castings with earthworm castings? bacterial dominance to achieve a particular balance and glean all the benefits that come through an earthworm?s diet.<br>Why millipede castings are good for soil<br>Millipedes are detritivores (decomposers) that eat decaying matter on the tropical forest floor. In most forest systems, decomposers (like millipedes) are responsible for up to 80% of the natural composting process. In a process similar to Micro-arthropods, who target specifically bacteria and fungi, millipedes most importantly consume the detritus inoculated in the matter. The difference between the two, is absorbability. Millipedes, unlike other species, promote a fungal growth through casting on the rhizosphere level! This means Millipedes work to promote the mutually helpful relationship between fungi and plants.<br>In this area just prior to the rhizosphere large numbers of wood decaying species of fungi have the responsibility of breaking down the initial layer of organic material to fall to the forest floor. These fungi are the best decomposers of lignin and cellulose, (the hardest parts of wood to break down). Next comes an army of macro-arthropods from springtails to pill bugs?..and of course millipedes: They break up, aerate, and consume the ?duff? layer, leaving behind fungally dominant castings.<br>The feces is expelled in a ti