Help! What bug’s are these!

Johiem

Johiem

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Mites! As long a as you are not within 3 weeks of harvest you should be on to use a spray. I've used Fungicide3 by garden safe, it was effective just be sure you don't spray them with your lights on, it will fry your girls
 
The303Yeti

The303Yeti

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Jsay805 said:
I found one of the red ones but decided to take a pic. The other white ish ones I have found a couple in soil. What are they and what do I do.
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Mites. Very common in outdoors or if you and careful with indoor grows. Neem oil with a drop of dawn and water is a great preventative during veg and early flower. Most nurseries carry lady bugs that eat the mites. Diatomaceous earth is also great but it will kill lady bugs or praying mantis. It cuts any bugs and drains them of body fluids, just dont breath it in.
 
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Jsay805

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Ive taken a better picture and they look like soil mites to me. but I am a new grower and am not at all thinking im correct but from what ive read if they are soil mites its an indication of good soil? idk im really not sure. but i was able to get a better picture of one on a darker color surface. here they are. Do you guys still think I need to get these out of my soil?
 
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Jsay805

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So I think you guys are right. But do I need to do snitching to them? They are inside now but only for another week until I transition them outside.
 
The303Yeti

The303Yeti

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Jsay805 said:
Ive taken a better picture and they look like soil mites to me. but I am a new grower and am not at all thinking im correct but from what ive read if they are soil mites its an indication of good soil? idk im really not sure. but i was able to get a better picture of one on a darker color surface. here they are. Do you guys still think I need to get these out of my soil?
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Those are spider mites
 
The303Yeti

The303Yeti

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Jsay805 said:
So I think you guys are right. But do I need to do snitching to them? They are inside now but only for another week until I transition them outside.
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Start using neem regularly as a foliar spray. Spinosad will get rid of them as well.
 
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Jsay805

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I haven’t seen any webs. Any crawling on the surface or under leaves or stalks only if I dig them up and there are very few. Well that I can see. I took two plants out and checked the roots and I couldn’t see any damage or bugs but I didn’t want to do too much damage so I didn’t thoroughly check.
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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Jsay805 said:
Here’sa better picture of one
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Could be hypoaspis miles predatory mites. They'll take care of any fungus gnats you have if that's what they are.
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Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Hypoaspis miles)

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Jsay805

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that’s what I was thinking it was but it was in Walmart organic soil. And I can’t find if they add this or not. I really don’t knitter much about gardening or soil do idk if I should leave them since I don’t see harm in the plant and move on to my next batch of seedlings that are Ready or if I should kill em and risk losing my seedlings. There just isn’t enough space in my grow so I transition them outside in phases.
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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Jsay805 said:
that’s what I was thinking it was but it was in Walmart organic soil. And I can’t find if they add this or not. I really don’t knitter much about gardening or soil do idk if I should leave them since I don’t see harm in the plant and move on to my next batch of seedlings that are Ready or if I should kill em and risk losing my seedlings. There just isn’t enough space in my grow so I transition them outside in phases.
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Hypoaspis miles are great if that's what they are. I have them in my soil, and I haven't seen a fungus gnats in over a year and a half now. They will also eat other bugs we don't want, like spider mites, and thrips and crap.
 
crimsonecho

crimsonecho

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Those are hypoaspis. Leave them be. Red ones are not hypoaspis tho. You gotta check if there are more of those around.
 
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Jsay805

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Thank you so much. I found them when my wife put a sunflower seed starter she got from dollar tree under my light and next to my plant and about a day later they were roaming the top of that little cup but not above my plants soil
 
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Jsay805

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So it’s weird. If I take a pic of my plants could you tell me what I might be doing wrong or if they look any certain way? In a beginner and input helps for sure
 
Johiem

Johiem

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That's the point of the whole forum, all of us were/are noobs ourselves. There is a major curve to learning to grow killer buds. Im just starting my 3rd grow and this forum has been an invaluable mentor.
 
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