B BigB 420 Well-Known Member Aug 15, 2013 #1 I found a leaf that had fallen off of one of my plants into the soil and when I picked it up it had little bugs all over it. Anyone know what these are? Do they cause any harm? I can't find any on the plant itself. Here is a picture:
I found a leaf that had fallen off of one of my plants into the soil and when I picked it up it had little bugs all over it. Anyone know what these are? Do they cause any harm? I can't find any on the plant itself. Here is a picture:
B BigB 420 Well-Known Member Aug 15, 2013 #2 If it helps any they appear to have six legs under a magnifying glass.
B BigB 420 Well-Known Member Aug 16, 2013 #4 oppup said: Aphids. Neem Oil. Click to expand... I thought aphids were green. These are brown.
B BigB 420 Well-Known Member Aug 16, 2013 #5 I did some research last night and I'm thinking maybe some kind of soil mites? http://www.massey.ac.nz/~maminor/mites.html It appears that most are harmless and some are beificial.
I did some research last night and I'm thinking maybe some kind of soil mites? http://www.massey.ac.nz/~maminor/mites.html It appears that most are harmless and some are beificial.
G gioua Well-Known Member Aug 16, 2013 #6 BigB 420 said: I thought aphids were green. These are brown. Click to expand... they are redish or brown too http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Feeding_Aphids.jpg&imgrefurl=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feeding_Aphids.jpg&h=1265&w=1220&sz=522&tbnid=mc4SuW8QcJOV9M:&tbnh=86&tbnw=83&prev=/search?q=aphids&tbm=isch&tbo=u&zoom=1&q=aphids&usg=__POepBmyX-ZLFMQ4NdQ3StePNEmo=&docid=QnZkIcFJGBj-BM&sa=X&ei=-zEOUuH8H8TiyAGJhYCABQ&ved=0CJ8BEP4dMA4
BigB 420 said: I thought aphids were green. These are brown. Click to expand... they are redish or brown too http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Feeding_Aphids.jpg&imgrefurl=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feeding_Aphids.jpg&h=1265&w=1220&sz=522&tbnid=mc4SuW8QcJOV9M:&tbnh=86&tbnw=83&prev=/search?q=aphids&tbm=isch&tbo=u&zoom=1&q=aphids&usg=__POepBmyX-ZLFMQ4NdQ3StePNEmo=&docid=QnZkIcFJGBj-BM&sa=X&ei=-zEOUuH8H8TiyAGJhYCABQ&ved=0CJ8BEP4dMA4