Hey guys,
my plants have just reached the veg stage and as I was watering them yesterday I noticed that when I cultivated the top soil and saw some of the darker soil underneath, some things moved. I know you might say thrips, but I have looked at everything I can to find out what they are and can't. the bugs aren't big yet.. they look like little larvae. it's not a maggot.. they are way way too small. i could barely see them.. just glimmers of these little long specs that curl around and burry back down into the soil. they don't seem to like the light as there are none in the top soil. i see nothing on the underside of any leaves or in the stalks.. so it's not spidermites or whiteflies i dont think. i sprayed the plants with citrus juice and also diluted some citrus juice for the soil, but when i checked today there are just as many little white things moving around.
so, does anyone have any clue what this is? i don't have much money for treating it, so cheap fixes would be good. also keep in mind these are ORGANIC plants in organic soil, so do you think that the wormy things are just a part of the biotics of the soil? help!!!
my plants have just reached the veg stage and as I was watering them yesterday I noticed that when I cultivated the top soil and saw some of the darker soil underneath, some things moved. I know you might say thrips, but I have looked at everything I can to find out what they are and can't. the bugs aren't big yet.. they look like little larvae. it's not a maggot.. they are way way too small. i could barely see them.. just glimmers of these little long specs that curl around and burry back down into the soil. they don't seem to like the light as there are none in the top soil. i see nothing on the underside of any leaves or in the stalks.. so it's not spidermites or whiteflies i dont think. i sprayed the plants with citrus juice and also diluted some citrus juice for the soil, but when i checked today there are just as many little white things moving around.
so, does anyone have any clue what this is? i don't have much money for treating it, so cheap fixes would be good. also keep in mind these are ORGANIC plants in organic soil, so do you think that the wormy things are just a part of the biotics of the soil? help!!!