Are these bugs bad?

Gtjoker420 · Dec 29, 2020

Hey guys, so I'm growing in roots 707 soil topdressing down to earth nutrients and doing compost teas every week. I noticed I was overwatering and killed a plant due to I believe root rot, soil was extremely wet when I chopped her down and the roots were getting brown instead of white.

So this morning I was just curious and checked the soil closely and saw these little bugs moving inside it. It appears to be two different bugs really hard to see unless I zoom I'm a bunch. My plants seem to be really healthy still so I'm unsure if these are good or bad. These are the best still shots I could get of them.

Gtjoker420 · Dec 29, 2020

Here's a pic of the flower tent right now. They are also in my veg tent each pot and those also look healthy

PadawanWarrior · Dec 29, 2020

Gtjoker420 said:
Hey guys, so I'm growing in roots 707 soil topdressing down to earth nutrients and doing compost teas every week. I noticed I was overwatering and killed a plant due to I believe root rot, soil was extremely wet when I chopped her down and the roots were getting brown instead of white.

So this morning I was just curious and checked the soil closely and saw these little bugs moving inside it. It appears to be two different bugs really hard to see unless I zoom I'm a bunch. My plants seem to be really healthy still so I'm unsure if these are good or bad. These are the best still shots I could get of them.

Probably hypoaspis miles mites eating springtails. They're both beneficial.

Gtjoker420 · Dec 29, 2020

PadawanWarrior said:
Probably hypoaspis miles mites eating springtails. They're both beneficial.

Really? So I shouldn't be worrying? I mean I am shooting for a full organic as much living soil based I can be.

Gtjoker420 · Dec 29, 2020

I did add some diatomaceous earth to the top of the soil because I got worried.

PadawanWarrior · Dec 29, 2020

Gtjoker420 said:
Really? So I shouldn't be worrying? I mean I am shooting for a full organic as much living soil based I can be.

No worries man. It's a good think in living soil. I have those guys in my pots too.

Diatomaceous earth will kill beneficial insects though, so I don't use it.

Gtjoker420 · Dec 29, 2020

PadawanWarrior said:
No worries man. It's a good think in living soil. I have those guys in my pots too.

Diatomaceous earth will kill beneficial insects though, so I don't use it.

Maybe I shouldn't use it again

PadawanWarrior · Dec 29, 2020

Gtjoker420 said:
Maybe I shouldn't use it again

I wouldn't. I try to keep my beneficial insects happy.

Gtjoker420 · Dec 29, 2020

PadawanWarrior said:
I wouldn't. I try to keep my beneficial insects happy.

And we're 100% sure those 2 aren't bad?

PadawanWarrior · Dec 29, 2020

Gtjoker420 said:
And we're 100% sure those 2 aren't bad?

I can't be 100% off those pics. I know the mites are good. The other critter looks kinda like a springtail. Springtails eat fungus and help decompose nutrients. Then the mites eat those. If the springtail population lowers, so will the mites naturally.

If you're top dressing with EWC, that's probably where they came from.

Gtjoker420 · Dec 29, 2020

PadawanWarrior said:
I can't be 100% off those pics. I know the mites are good. The other critter looks kinda like a springtail. Springtails eat fungus and help decompose nutrients. Then the mites eat those. If the springtail population lowers, so will the mites naturally.

If you're top dressing with EWC, that's probably where they came from.

I do use ewc in all my pots and in my compost teas. I just had my first harvest like a few weeks ago and the nugs came out really nice no issues, and I'm guessing these bugs were probably in those plants as well.

PadawanWarrior · Dec 29, 2020

Gtjoker420 said:
I do use ewc in all my pots and in my compost teas. I just had my first harvest like a few weeks ago and the nugs came out really nice no issues, and I'm guessing these bugs were probably in those plants as well.

I wouldn't worry about it then.

Gtjoker420 · Dec 29, 2020

PadawanWarrior said:
I wouldn't worry about it then.

Thanks for the tips Padawan.

PadawanWarrior · Dec 29, 2020

Gtjoker420 said:
Thanks for the tips Padawan.

No problem.

natureboygrower · Dec 29, 2020

Miles also eat fungus gnat larvae. All my miles are dying

Gtjoker420 · Dec 29, 2020

natureboygrower said:
Miles also eat fungus gnat larvae. All my miles are dying

Do these bugs in my pics appear to be good bugs in your opinion?

natureboygrower · Dec 29, 2020

Gtjoker420 said:
Do these bugs in my pics appear to be good bugs in your opinion?

I think pada nailed it. First pic are your miles, second pic springtails imo as well.

Gtjoker420 · Dec 29, 2020

Here's my veg tent. They also look pretty happy to me

PadawanWarrior · Dec 29, 2020

natureboygrower said:
Miles also eat fungus gnat larvae. All my miles are dying

Oh ya. That's their favorite food I think.

green_machine_two9er · Dec 29, 2020

No worries. Keep the beneficials. You grew in the roots 707 last round? How you like it?

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