Anyone know what this bug is? They're in my vermicompost bin.

ClaytonNewbilFontaine

ClaytonNewbilFontaine

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weedstoner420 said:
Looks like https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratiolaelaps_scimitus aka hypoaspis miles
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Hopefully it is. I looked around online but never came across that mite. I was focusing on bad insects in a worm bin though. The one I came across I thought was a potential was the earthworm mite. They're not bad but they compete with the worms for food. Thanks for the help. The ones in my bin were all seeming to be in the top layer
 
weedstoner420

weedstoner420

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ClaytonNewbilFontaine said:
Hopefully it is. I looked around online but never came across that mite. I was focusing on bad insects in a worm bin though. The one I came across I thought was a potential was the earthworm mite. They're not bad but they compete with the worms for food. Thanks for the help. The ones in my bin were all seeming to be in the top layer
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Yeah they're good to have around and are quite common in worm castings.
 
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