I found some bugs in my soil. little clearish worms.

I found some worms in my soil that look like catapillers but they are clear. some look like maggits. Only my plants in Marical Grow Mosture Control, have the bugs. What are they. It looks like they are eating the roots cause I'm finding little pieces if roots in the soil, too. what should I do? should I let the soil dry out?

Those are fungus gnat larvae, and yes they eat the roots of your plant. Have you noticed any gnats or tiny annoying flies flying around? If you see one, kill it so it can't lay any more eggs.

Letting the soil dry out won't solve the problem completely, as the eggs that are already in the soil will just lie dormant until the soil is moist enough and then they'll hatch and the problem will start all over again.

I've had marginal success with ground cinnamon sprinkled on the soil, and watering with a diluted mixture of skim milk and water (must be skim milk!! not 1% or 2% 20 parts water to 1 part milk), as well as some hanging fly paper and letting the soil dry out completely between waterings. Why the cinnamon and milk works, I can only speculate, but it DOES work and beats paying $15 for some chemical spray that might kill the plants.

I'd pick up some new soil and transplant those babies if I were you. Fungus gnats thrive in soil that's rich in peat or sphagnum, so if you're growing in a medium that's mossy avoid overwatering at all costs. Or you could always grow in something that doesn't contain moss.

Ok. I did what you said. Now they will go away right? I have some Bayer advanced, I'm glad I didn't use it. It might kill my plants, huh? So this stuff will work with out harming my plants are the taste of my buds? cinnamon and skim milk right?

Thank you very much for your help.

i have been using Gnatrol for my last few grows and it seems to work very well without effecting any of the plants or their flowers. just what works for me, hope this helps some. I usually feed a tbsp per gal of H2O about every 2nd or 3rd watering. my first grow I couldnt control them and now that I do that its totally under control! no gnats!