Got bugs, pics, and a video, what is this bullship

Prince Vegeta

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I'm growing a few autos in a tent,
Soil
Foxfarms
Half ocean Forrest half Happy frog added perlite
Water them only tap water ph'd to 6.5
They haven't needed any nutrients.
Yesterday I saw these guys running around my pot . They seem to be hanging out in the soil .
Not liking it ,
I have a handful of straw on top of each to keep soil from drying out as quickly between waterings.191012_224419.jpg191012_224412.jpg
 

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Prince Vegeta

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Also, they seem to be in the soil, I just checked each individual leaf and no damage, no poop, no bites or bugs on plants themselves
 

Renfro

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If it is aphids then you can use a root drench of imidicloprid. I shelve the Mallet brand, 0.5 mL/gal. One root drench and they will be gone in a few days. In flower you are pretty fucked.
 

PadawanWarrior

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Google “hypoaspis miles mites”

It’s likely what you have, a beneficial carnivorous soil mite that feeds on the bad critters in your soil.
Ya they look like beneficial predatory mites to me in search of bad bugs to eat. I have predators in my pots and love em. It looks kinda like this one, but it's just a guess.

 

Prince Vegeta

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Don't have any.yellow trap tape
I used some duct tape and grabbed a few ,
Their upside down so makes identity a pain191013_001632.jpg191013_001251.jpg191013_001246.jpg191013_001245.jpg191013_001626.jpg
 

Prince Vegeta

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I'm hoping I did get lucky and have a good bug. I am seeing zero damage, no big activity near the stalk as the aphids do. Still gonna watch em and freak out the whole time
 

Puremichigangrow

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Just noticed the same with my foxfarm today. Plants 21 days in flower and the pots have hundreds on them. Praying they are beneficials as well. Freakout the rest of flower i guess.
 
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