Root Aphids, Fungus Gnats, and other fun bugs (ID PICS)

[Dunge]

I just picked up a tantalizing hint for dealing with fungus gnats.
Ammonia.
Soil drench is what I'm thinking, but details were lacking.
I intend to do a test to see if it kills a plant.
Would love to hear from farmers who care to advise on specifics of use.

 

[Seamaiden]

Once I started using Spinosad and bleaching my drains they haven't been a problem.

 

[We Solidarity]

Those are fungus gnats @Savage Henry and the moth thigh is a moth I believe...when you get whiteflies you know it. They suck.

 

[Savage Henry]

Thanks for the help everyone. After posting this last night I got to googling and narrowed the identification down to an insect in the Sciaridae family (dark-winged fungus gnats).

Turns out there's more than one species of FG, in retrospect this is pretty obvious.I feel like a dope, but again, I appreciate the help.

Bleaching drains is a great idea, might as well bleach my runoff gutter as well, and integrate this practice into my weekly/bi-weekly cleaning regiment.

Glad I'm not seeing whiteflies, I don't believe they're too common in my parts, but I'll keep an eye out for them, apparently broad mites can catch a ride on their legs...

 

[RIVIR]

Definitely fungus gnats. Grab yourself something with Bti in it - Gnatrol, Gnatoff, OG Biowar, etc. Apply at least twice, spaced five days apart. Gnats are easy to eliminate, but if you want a long term solution you probably need to change your environmental conditions. Wet, over-fertilized, peat or coco-based mixes are perfect for them.

I've been using pro mix Coco based soil that tells me a lot about fungus gnats I've been using gnatrol I used it less than a week ago it sounds like I should maybe use it again what do you think

 

[Toaster79]

So I've got a chance to take a few shots of spider mites

And some unhatched eggs

 

[stonestacker]

Sorry you have the chance. But thanks for the pics

 

[eyeball]

Help identifying.
Very small maybe less than .25 mm white milky looking root insect.. it's not a larva. It crawls like an aphid. It's body is of a milky substance with a little pink, not at all see through. Leaves behind a white substance on roots.. also turns roots slimy brown.. very hard to spot, I use the little silver magnifier with leds.. they blend (camouflage) in so well, I just have to stare at one root and wait to see if anything is moving..
Thanks for any body's help..

 

[Toaster79]

Sorry you have the chance. But thanks for the pics

Well they were all gone after 3 days. So no biggie.

Here's a quick vid

 

[eyeball]

Help identifying.
Very small maybe less than .25 mm white milky looking root insect.. it's not a larva. It crawls like an aphid. It's body is of a milky substance with a little pink, not at all see through. Leaves behind a white substance on roots.. also turns roots slimy brown.. very hard to spot, I use the little silver magnifier with leds.. they blend (camouflage) in so well, I just have to stare at one root and wait to see if anything is moving..
Thanks for any body's help..

 

[eyeball]

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The pictures above. you can barely see a white dot on the rockwool fiber..

What's a good plug in microscope that's not to expensive..

 

[Seamaiden]

Help identifying.
Very small maybe less than .25 mm white milky looking root insect.. it's not a larva. It crawls like an aphid. It's body is of a milky substance with a little pink, not at all see through. Leaves behind a white substance on roots.. also turns roots slimy brown.. very hard to spot, I use the little silver magnifier with leds.. they blend (camouflage) in so well, I just have to stare at one root and wait to see if anything is moving..
Thanks for any body's help..

I do believe you've just described the aphid form of root aphids. There's also a flyer form. Do you have what appear to be fungus gnats flying around? If so, I'd be willing to bet you're dealing with RAs.

And, I'm sorry.

 

[wonka]

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[Toaster79]

Those look like H. Miles, predatory mites. Aphids have two short tail pipes on their bottoms.

 

[Savage Henry]

Hi all, here's a good whitepaper on controlling fungus gnats:
http://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF2937.pdf
though this thread is for identification pictures I figured it may be handy to have a reference close by.

 

[The Humanure]

any one know what this black fly is? I know not a gnat because I have those also!
this guy was in the THOUSANDS after a heavy watering and I cut their grass home down and they vanished

However, what is it!!!

 

[Natural]

any one know what this black fly is? I know not a gnat because I have those also!
this guy was in the THOUSANDS after a heavy watering and I cut their grass home down and they vanished

However, what is it!!!

kind of looks like black fly..but the wings are thorax located..maybe a 'species' of black fly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_fly

 

[sumerianak]

Well they were all gone after 3 days. So no biggie.

Here's a quick vid

so how did you rid of 'em?

 

[Transfixed]

Hey guys! I found this gross looking little guy on a leaf the other day. Hoping someone might recognize it? Wasn't moving, just sitting there. About 1/8" long. Thanks!

 

[Transfixed]

Hey guys! I found this gross looking little guy on a leaf the other day. Hoping someone might recognize it? Wasn't moving, just sitting there. About 1/8" long. Thanks!

After tons of searching, I discovered the answer - they appear to be known as simply "scale insects", and they are disgusting. Thankfully, I don't have an infestation, just saw one of them on a leaf.
Here's some more info on them.
https://www.marijuanatimes.org/on-a-scale-of-one-to-one-hundred-dea-agents/