Wtf is this mite or aphid?
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Cococola36
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Wellllll, idk what side to choose with but thanks for all the replies guys!! My veg area is very clean in a bedroom in two tents. I sprayed the plants as a precaution with plant cleanse, then vital rinse....that was a week ago. I see none of these bugs on the foliage or stalk, just prancing around the top layer of soil like lil assholes. I watered them and top dressed with gnat nix (it was a free sample and all i had) then sprayed down that with "nospidermite" spray
Metasynth
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See the above posts.
abe supercro
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BT shld take care of gnats.
hyroot
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I used to get predatory mites for free in my worm bin. That's dialed in so they are not there anymore. They die off when their food source is gone. They eat undecomposed organic material and pests
fyi rosemary or rosemary oil will kill thrips.
Cococola36
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That would be an awesome thing, if i didnt kill them with what i just sprayed lol....I hope your right tho. I honestly never seen them until i used the supersoil so it may make sense...i have no leave damage either
natro.hydro
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What wasthe base soil for your ss coco? Just curious because these came in the last bag of roots that i bought and after i top dressed with ewc they took off, not a bad thing in hind site but is a trip to see them lil buggers moving around lol
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Cococola36
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No i had bought "tga" green avengers pre bagged soil for a fortune lol online....won't be doing that again. It works well but my local shop now has there own soil and super soil mix for cheaper.
SomeGuy
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Good tip there. mix with water and a little soap and spray?
hyroot
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green avengers soil mix was discontinued. The quality went down due to outsourcing and too many complaints. Sub and dioxide had a falling out because of it. Dioxide was the one selling it.
hyroot
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yep. Dr. Bronners lavender soap.nettle too.
ak84
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Got any links for that? I've known about diachotaem(whatever, can't spell it)ous earth but I haven't tested that either. Guess I kinda learned to live with the mites...
Greengenes707
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Does anyone know what this is?...root aphid, mite, something else.
They are quick little buggers. I think I can see 6 legs. Sorry for the the bad pics, even in person it's hard to get them in a loupe long enough to. Seem to hang just under the soil surface. Not on the plant stem, leaves, anything above ground, just the soil.
I'm struggling to identify/hoping it's not root aphids. Any help is appreciated.
They are quick little buggers. I think I can see 6 legs. Sorry for the the bad pics, even in person it's hard to get them in a loupe long enough to. Seem to hang just under the soil surface. Not on the plant stem, leaves, anything above ground, just the soil.
I'm struggling to identify/hoping it's not root aphids. Any help is appreciated.
Joe Buddens
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Those are definitely Predator Mites i found some in my soil, did a huge research project on them, and i will never forget what they look like. Rule #1 They are way bigger than spider mites and Rule #2 spider mites don't roam around on the soil like that, spider mites are way to small to see move around in your soil.