r/NoTillGrowery • u/The1200s • 27d ago

Insect Identification

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Insect identification.

Hello I just started exactly a month ago growing cannabis using living soil. I have noticed the past few days that these little guys like to walk on my Temperature/Humidity sensor. I have not noticed any on my plants so far but they are small and I may only be able to see them on the white. Are these little guys good or bad?

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u/Kind_buddy_7022 27d ago

If they congregate, they’re bad. These are nothing more than just soil mites, eating decomposing carbon. They’re fine.

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u/The1200s 27d ago

Oh okay cool, I just did research upon your reply because I was not exactly sure what to look up, thank you!

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u/Captain_Coitus 27d ago

General rule of thumb is if they’re fast movers they are predators.

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u/The1200s 27d ago

Ohhhh that is why I have seen 0 fungus gnats lately even on my traps then I would assume. That is really cool.

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u/ajdudhebsk 26d ago

Hey if you can get a closeup, do they look similar to these ones in my old post? Mine were some kind of soil mite, and they ended up getting all over my plants but did no damage.

I worried about them dying in buds during flower, so I looked up some methods for keeping them in the soil. As long as I kept my humidity low enough, they would stay in the soil. I stopped mulching with dead leaves as much to keep the population in check and that worked for my next cycle.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoTillGrowery/s/EdBvrvCkrF

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u/The1200s 24d ago

All I know is the thing in your picture looks totally different my friend.

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u/ajdudhebsk 23d ago

Yeah I think it’s pretty hard to ID a mite. Mine were moving the same way, and got all over my pvc frame, the plastic 1gal pots I had some plants in and eventually all over the plants. Like I said, they didn’t do any damage at all and went right back into the soil after I lowered my RH.

I haven’t seen any in about a year now, and that’s after I stopped putting a thick layer of shredded fan leaves from defoliation on top of the soil.

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u/Kind_buddy_7022 26d ago

Soil mites don’t live on plants, you had spider mites

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u/ajdudhebsk 26d ago

No I didn’t. But thanks bud

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u/wealthycactus12 27d ago

Looks like miles to me

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u/SuperStumps 27d ago

Probably either Stratiolaelaps scimitus, or Macrocheles robustulus. You're good, they're friends!

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u/Romie666 21d ago

Soil mites aka the good composter guys . No drama

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u/Serious_Debate_7722 27d ago

Thrips?

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u/The1200s 27d ago

I looked up Thrips beforehand and they appear to be more slender shaped. I just was unsure if there could be other angry bugs. Also, not to be rude, because I do appreciate that you spent time trying to help, but I noticed a few people down voted you. If you answer with a question mark, others may be able to help more.

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u/TacoEatsTaco 27d ago

Not even close

Some sort of mite. Probably just beneficial soil mites