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Mites?

Sparklesstarted grow question 4 years ago

Hi. What are these? Slow crawling, not fast or jumpy, about the size of this period . They swarm by the thousands after I water. Plants are doing great. I hit them with CannControl and Lost Coast, population has reduced a bit. I’m leaning towards soil mites. What do y’all think?

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Chow_13answered grow question 4 years ago

They look like Hypoaspis miles to me. Which are good bug's.Here is a copy/paste from this site. https://greenmethods.com/stratiolaelaps/ Stratiolaelaps scimitus (formerly Hypoaspis miles) is a soil-dwelling mite capable of the prevention, control, and management of sciarid flies, shore flies and various thrips and soil pests. Not only are these mites predators of thrips’ prepupal and pupal stages, they are very effective fungus gnat predators as well. S. scimitus are shipped as adults, immatures and eggs in liter-size shaker canisters filled with a loose vermiculite carrier and a percentage of clean peat, and some bran added for good measure. In this form, S. scimitus are very easy to distribute in the crop. S. scimitus can help prevent thrips from becoming intolerable.

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Sparklesanswered grow question 4 years ago

I read online there are >45000 types of mites. Hard to tell exactly which one is in the pics unless u get a slide under a microscope. But the plants are doing great and not sick looking, leaves are praying every day (maybe I’m just lucky). I’m going to assume my new best friends are the beneficial type. Thank you for all your input. I’ll keep posting and will let y’all know the progress.

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Organomananswered grow question 4 years ago

Very good Chow_13, you are right, predatory and beneficial soil mites! Could also be (after googling!) "Montdorensis" mites, which are also predatory and beneficial mites. Cheers!

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Sparklesanswered grow question 4 years ago

I forgot to mention they live in the soil. Nothing is on the plants. I did a soil drench with CannControl and another drench with Lost Coast

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Organomananswered grow question 4 years ago

Look like aphid larvae to me. Whatever they are, squash them, cheap and easy! I would advise against spraying/treating anything directly onto any flowers you will be later consuming, no matter how "safe" any product is. A lot of supposedly "safe" products can become carcinogenic when combusted. Also, neem is not as harmless as what it is claimed to be either. In fact, in my country, it is banned for use on any product intended for human consumption. So, get squashing! Often if you squash them, whoever is laying the eggs gets the idea that laying her egg elsewhere may be a better option! Hope this helps,...... Organoman.

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CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 4 years ago

looks like spidermites , it's bad, you might not notice the damage, but by the time you do, it's already too late. Try adding bacilus thuriengiensis, available at any garden shop, these are nematodes that paracite these adults, larvae and eggs, so it controls the outbreak , usually within 10 days to two weeks. plus it wont destroy your bud, and it's safe even in flower. Hope this helps ! 🚀

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