Need help identifying bug

EGrower

EGrower

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I just found out I have a bug problem! Fuck! Im not sure what type of bug they are and they are too small to take a picture of. I looked at the under my microscope and they are clear and look like spider mites. These bugs are all around the edge of my pots and they are climbing up the stems and on some leaves. There is no damage that looks like that of a spidermite. Here is my best attempt at some pictures. If you have any idea of what this could be please comment.
 

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EGrower

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I don't think they are root aphids when I get home I will count the legs on them. I read that if it has 8 legs it's a mite and if it has 6 it's an insect. The plants look pretty good though.
 
tekdc911

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i asked because i saw a few posts saying fox farms adds predator mites in their soil and people are chopping grows down thinking its aphids or mites
 
EGrower

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tekdc911 said:
i asked because i saw a few posts saying fox farms adds predator mites in their soil and people are chopping grows down thinking its aphids or mites
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hmm I wonder what would happen if I took these plants and transplanted them outside? Would natural predators kill these bugs? the light cycle is long enough here so they wouldn't flower.
 
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Nope those are not aphids. What you have are a species of Acari (spider mites). Im pretty sure you have a beneficial spider mite. What you need to do is use a hand lense or microscope, is there a spot on each side of the mite? then its Two spotted spider mite which is a pest. what you have is most likely amblyseius sp. which is slightly larger and much faster and more active than two spotted spider mites.
 
RAYRAY420SMOKEWEEDEREDAY

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I was transplanting today and found this little guy hard to see due to shitty camera I apologize.
but he was more beetle looking than a thirp or any aphid or spider mite i seen quickly researching.
He had his one wing stuck under the his one side if that helps
during whole time of transplanting 15 plants I only saw the one.
I checked the leaves and stuff with shitty magnifier glass and the little knowledge of knowing what to look for being my first time grow and didn't find anything else.
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oh and by the way I solved the bug problem! no bugs have been spotted in 4 days. I used a product called sevin its in a powder form and you sprinkle it on the top soil. The plants were in veg so no worries about contamination. They were not two spotted spider mites. however they looked exactly like spider mites but they were clear like glass. I'm still not sure what they were i'm guessing aphids of some sort.

To the post above me kind of looks like a root aphid.
 
RAYRAY420SMOKEWEEDEREDAY

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EGrower said:
oh and by the way I solved the bug problem! no bugs have been spotted in 4 days. I used a product called sevin its in a powder form and you sprinkle it on the top soil. The plants were in veg so no worries about contamination. They were not two spotted spider mites. however they looked exactly like spider mites but they were clear like glass. I'm still not sure what they were i'm guessing aphids of some sort.

To the post above me kind of looks like a root aphid.
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Root Aphid!!!! :( Can you please help me or anyone for that matter by telling me how to get rid of them and fix this situation. this is my first grow i did not prepare for this issue.
also i am just growing in a closet in my room temporarily until move them outside. Is my room/house at risk of getting over run by these bastards!!!! ?
 
EGrower

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RAYRAY420SMOKEWEEDEREDAY said:
Root Aphid!!!! :( Can you please help me or anyone for that matter by telling me how to get rid of them and fix this situation. this is my first grow i did not prepare for this issue.
also i am just growing in a closet in my room temporarily until move them outside. Is my room/house at risk of getting over run by these bastards!!!! ?
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im not 100% on that diagnosis. You need to get a clearer picture. See if you can see anything crawling at the surface of the soil. I hope you are putting them outside soon. Nature will sort out your problem when you put them outside.
 
RAYRAY420SMOKEWEEDEREDAY

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EGrower said:
im not 100% on that diagnosis. You need to get a clearer picture. See if you can see anything crawling at the surface of the soil. I hope you are putting them outside soon. Nature will sort out your problem when you put them outside.
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Thanks for your quick response i unfortunately am unable to get a clearer picture but best way to describe it was beetle looking with one wing half out/stuck under his shell on its right side. 6 legs and antennas. from what i could tell after quickly researching it was a type of root aphid not yet in it final stage. but whole time i was transplanting 15 plants i only saw the 1 and no nothing crawling on top of soil
and yes i am moving outside in couple next time i have to transplant couple more weeks max
there are lil over 3 weeks old and going on 6 and 7 node
 
RAYRAY420SMOKEWEEDEREDAY

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RAYRAY420SMOKEWEEDEREDAY said:
Thanks for your quick response i unfortunately am unable to get a clearer picture but best way to describe it was beetle looking with one wing half out/stuck under his shell on its right side. 6 legs and antennas. from what i could tell after quickly researching it was a type of root aphid not yet in it final stage. but whole time i was transplanting 15 plants i only saw the 1 and no nothing crawling on top of soil
and yes i am moving outside in couple next time i have to transplant couple more weeks max
there are lil over 3 weeks old and going on 6 and 7 node
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oh and i just got done doing a little more research and i think i might have fungus gnats as well because when i was transplanting what i thought was just dusty air from the soil when transplanting pots in a closet I think now was fungus gnats!!!
 
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