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Jdizzzel
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I have tiny white bugs too I got a close up picture
Is that the same bug
Soil mites. HarmlessIs that the same bug
I watch these things eat the roots like a lawnmower. I don't know what else killed my plants.Is that the same bug
Holy fuck that’s insane. That hurts my heart brotha. Three crops, fuck. Wish I could help. Hopefully we get some farmers in here to get you some much needed assistance.Hi All,
I know this thread is old but ID never was correct. these are definitely not broad mites. They have two lumpy point at their back ends and definitely eat roots. I've also seen them attack root lesion nematodes (probably the worm pictured above) when trapped together in a drop of water. the video is at 1000x magnification and I'd love if someone whos actual an expert could properly ID them. These things have devastated 3 crops in a row in rockwool slabs drain to waste. 1st noticed in runoff water in gutter along with the nematodes. They cause root disease and crop failure, every nutrient deficiency in the book as well as ph problem from the root rot. They have survived being flooded with 1l in 100l 29% h2o2 (which really did a pretty good number on the root lesion nematode. the plants bounced back very nicely after that but these mites (best guess is a prostigmata species) have survived that as well as bug be gone drench, floramite drench, and azamax drench. I'd love to know what will kill them.
100% not root aphid though the symptom are similar. Been there done with root aphid before. these are invisible to the naked eye. probaby around 50um in length. about 1/100 the size of a root aphid. the "mealy bug residue" you are looking at is root hairs. for scale there is a mite on the brown root tip in the last picture and that is a tiny rootlet! they are may as wide as 2 rockwool fibers!Looks and sounds like root aphids to me. The mealy bug looking residue is a big symptom. Been dealing with them all year. At least you can see them here. Real difficult when hiding in the roots in a nursery pot of peat mix.
Bulb mites. Dont mean to be a dick either! Good luck!Hi All,
I know this thread is old but ID never was correct. these are definitely not broad mites. They have two lumpy point at their back ends and definitely eat roots. I've also seen them attack root lesion nematodes (probably the worm pictured above) when trapped together in a drop of water. the video is at 1000x magnification and I'd love if someone whos actual an expert could properly ID them. These things have devastated 3 crops in a row in rockwool slabs drain to waste. 1st noticed in runoff water in gutter along with the nematodes. They cause root disease and crop failure, every nutrient deficiency in the book as well as ph problem from the root rot. They have survived being flooded with 1l in 100l 29% h2o2 (which really did a pretty good number on the root lesion nematode. the plants bounced back very nicely after that but these mites (best guess is a prostigmata species) have survived that as well as bug be gone drench, floramite drench, and azamax drench. I'd love to know what will kill them.
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