Soil Mites? Benificial? Root Aphids ??

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Ok so i know this will be alot to read but bare with me, also I know these videos are shit , and HORRIBLE but there zoomed in and blurry as hell there just the best I could get of this thing within the last week or 2 weeks since first seeing them I look everyday and can't find one most day even looking at 10 or more plants roots finally found another 1 today and this is the best shot I can get of the little bastards once again I know these are horrible videos and probably won't be able to identify it but what do you guys think it could be root aphid , russet , bulb mite, beneficial soil mite , ect.. I first seen it around 2 weeks ago and there not multiplying very fast because I can't ever find them looking every single day for a hour minimum at different plants root systems t hete hard to see being close to microscopic but I can see it with the naked eye very hard tho , I have been scoping leave after leave on every plant I have and no mites or really not even any damage to any plants but it's been bugging me I wish I could get a clear magnified shot of one of these but close to impossible so far , thanks in advanced I know I'll probably get mixed answered but thanks anyways

 
Smoke2much4

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Here is a way better video help if yoy can i appreciate it!

 
Smoke2much4

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I'm in pro mix soiless so it's weird to me that these just popped up because I'm not fully organic I use a couple organic products but for the most part it's not organic ..
 
Dunge

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I am always suspicious of a H miles identification unless they were specifically introduced.
 
DemonTrich

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A few yrs back, a REP from fox farm at a grownshow admidted THEY purposely put in HM to combat the fungus gnats issue that is present in most of their bags of soil.

I freaked the F out when I 1st saw one 3 yrs ago crawling on the bottom of my pot. I killed everything, bennies in medium and all.

As long as theirs no spots, it's a HM . Spots = spider mites.
 
Smoke2much4

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DemonTrich said:
A few yrs back, a REP from fox farm at a grownshow admidted THEY purposely put in HM to combat the fungus gnats issue that is present in most of their bags of soil.

I freaked the F out when I 1st saw one 3 yrs ago crawling on the bottom of my pot. I killed everything, bennies in medium and all.

As long as theirs no spots, it's a HM . Spots = spider mites.
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Thanks a lot for the feedback .. my only issue with that is that I'm in promix soiless I could understand in a organic soil for them to come but in a soiless do you think it's possible they came in promix? .. also I have a lot of spiders in this building so they possibly could have came in from somewhere but i would think unlikely that i just gor lucky that they came in from outside theres woods behind my building why would they just stay there yanno
 
Smoke2much4

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DemonTrich said:
A few yrs back, a REP from fox farm at a grownshow admidted THEY purposely put in HM to combat the fungus gnats issue that is present in most of their bags of soil.

I freaked the F out when I 1st saw one 3 yrs ago crawling on the bottom of my pot. I killed everything, bennies in medium and all.

As long as theirs no spots, it's a HM . Spots = spider mites.
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Also is it not a root aphid?? I kind see them 2 spikes on its back end but it could be hair on the mite
 
DemonTrich

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Possibly a thrips or a fungus gnat. I haven't encountered too many bugs. I just use promis for the first 3 waterings of any new soil. Gets rid of anything like that. Minus mites and the usual.hard to get rid of bug.
 
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Do the crawling bugs have two little 'tailpipes'? Are they a slightly reddish / slightly greenish in color?
 
Organikz

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If you have to stare to see it stop it's a good bug. If you have to stare to see it move it's bad. Any fast moving soil bug is predatory.
 
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Smoke2much4 said:
They could be breaking down and eating fungi or algae and decomposing things tho right?
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Yes h. Miles feed on decomposing matter as well. I just actually watched the second video. That is a soil mite. He eats organic matter. Peat moss takes a while to break down without worms however it is organic matter.

My compost pile is loaded with them.
 
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