Hey DGC. Cheers from prohibition land. I was scouting my garden and noticed some tiny unknown bugs in my soil. They look like mites to me but I’m not sure how to tell if they’re predators or parasites. There seem to be a decent amount on all the pots In my garden but I don’t see any damage on any of my plants.
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No damage to the plant is a good sign. I think you’re good, but keep an eye out.
No damage as of yet that is but I’m a little over a week into Flower so I’m worried that it will start showing problems when it’s too late to correct. After Looking at it through a 30x loupe and scouting forums for a few hours, I’m hopeful that these are Hypoaspis-Miles but Im still a newb with Pest identification.
It’s a mite of some kind but I’m not sure which one it is. It’s not a aphid, that’s for sure – they have a different shape. It’s not a two-spotted spider mite either. I would go post it on IG and @bugladysuzanne in the comments or DM her. Suzanne is a entomologist with decades of experience who speaks at many cannabis growing conferences and she can tell you for sure what it is; and then you’ll KNOW! IF you send it to her, post a zoomed in photo of JUST the bug, as best you can. You can also send a picture to customercare@arbico.com. and they can also help ID it. I trust Suzanne Wainwright 100% and Arbico about 85%. Arbico’s website is Arbico-organics.com and they sell beneficial bugs and biological controls. Wish I was confident enough to tell you which mite it is, but I’m not. I don’t think it’s a pest mite because it’s mature looking and in the soil, rather than on the plant; but identification is absolutely imperative and I can’t give you the 100% certainty you NEED to make decisions on treatment.
Good luck!
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@synchangel is another person who knows his bugs.
No damage yet is a good sign. Since most bugs look so damn similar and I’ve recently been shell shocked by them, I tend to think everything is a root aphid these days. I would only really notice them if I moved / bumped the pot or right after watering. When do you tend to see them the most?
Is that a good guy? A predator one maybe?
Yeah I’m going with that
I have the same mite and have been able to identify as Hypoaspis Miles. Very beneficial and destroys fungus gnat and many other pest larvae. As with anything I cannot say 100% without being there but if it is H.M. thwn you just got lucky. I have actually put some of my soil upstairs in my herb pots and eliminated all my pesky fungus gnats in a bout a week. To be safe, be diligent and check the bottom side of your leaves for a couple weeks and put out a couple of sticky traps laying face down on the soil to possibly collect a couple of the critters for a better closer look. Cheers friend and enjoy your new helpers.
https://www.arbico-organics.com/product/fungus-gnat-predator-stratiolaelaps-scimitus-hypoaspis-miles/beneficial-insects-predators-parasites
they’re kinda cute lol. It would still make me nervous beneficial or not, what if some other mite goes undetected because the beneficial are allowed unchecked? or just stay vigilant!