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Naindejardin

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Does anyone have an idea what these are? I believe mite, but what kind and are they detrimental? Had to have come in the soil.
 

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Growenhaft

Active member
they are predatory mites. probably a tribe of Amblyseius.
they are benign to plants. feed on spider mites and thrips.
 

flylowgethigh

Non-growing Lurker
ICMag Donor
I think they are also called "worm bin mites". I got a some worms, and the soil I put them in is crawling with little red mites that move fast like those.

If you look at my 2nd grow diary, I think the tailed seeds were damaged by them, but I am not sure. They were in the soil. The plants that survived are OK now.

I am gonna get some different starting soil and use that in the dixie cups, then put a started seedling into the mite infested soil when up-potting, just to be sure.
 

Naindejardin

Active member
I could sprinkle some cinnamon, and some neem meal I guess wouldn’t hurt. Do you think that cinnamon would affect the soil microbes I use Tribus and MammothP (and dipped the roots in Great White)? If they’re actually beneficial mites then I’m not gonna mess with em.
 
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