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daddyllac · 03-26-2010, 06:23 PM

I saw, some kind of clear of white, bugs over the soil, How can I get rid of them?
I change the soil, and new pot and they still there.

Sensibowl · 03-26-2010, 09:39 PM

I think those are blind springtails.

They're fungal feeding bugs that are completely natural to the soil. If you're worried about them, you might want to get rid of the soil and find something else to use.

But you might want to keep in mind that some of these springtails are actually beneficial to the growing process. They can release nutrients which will help your plants grow even better, helping to get rid of other bugs which might be even more harmful to your grow plans.

So unless you've seen the bugs doing harm to your plants, then you should leave them in the soil. From that I can tell, it seems like things are going to be fine, maybe even better with these little bugs.

Who would have thunk it? I haven't seen these before, but what I've been reading, it seems like this is the least of your worries.

dagnabit · 03-26-2010, 09:41 PM

diatomaceous earth...

shred those little fuckers organically!!!!

h2osho · 03-28-2010, 08:59 PM

I just started to grow March 7th in my basement and I've never seen a bug down there. I keep my basement clean and I think with my T5 on 24hrs a day inside my little grow room, it's attracted a bug(s).

I saw something that looked like a little fruit fly around my plants. I swatted it and then saw another one a few days later.

Should I consider maybe a fly paper or something to have the little buggers attach themself too?

I even saw a little brown spot on the edge of my leaf and I thought it might be a bug chewing??

Any ideas?

simple green · 03-29-2010, 05:31 PM

daddyllac: springtails...get some sevin-5 powder from home depot ($5) and mix in your water at the rate of about a teaspoon per gallon...water everything at once...it'll kill em. Preferably in veg or early flower

h2osho: fungus gnats...mosquito dunks or gnatrol in your nutes and yellow sticky tape for the adults

h2osho · 03-30-2010, 04:50 AM

Thanks Simple Green....I smacked two little buggers I saw today flying recons in my mini forest. I'll follow your lead and get some items to destroy them.

11-16-2010, 06:39 PM

DO NOT KILL SPRINGTAILS. They break down organic matter into usable nutrients in your soil, keeping it fresh.

03-26-2010, 06:23 PM	#1
daddyllac New Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fresno ca. Posts: 2	tiny bugs over the soil I saw, some kind of clear of white, bugs over the soil, How can I get rid of them? I change the soil, and new pot and they still there.
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03-26-2010, 09:39 PM	#2
Sensibowl Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 96	I think those are blind springtails. They're fungal feeding bugs that are completely natural to the soil. If you're worried about them, you might want to get rid of the soil and find something else to use. But you might want to keep in mind that some of these springtails are actually beneficial to the growing process. They can release nutrients which will help your plants grow even better, helping to get rid of other bugs which might be even more harmful to your grow plans. So unless you've seen the bugs doing harm to your plants, then you should leave them in the soil. From that I can tell, it seems like things are going to be fine, maybe even better with these little bugs. Who would have thunk it? I haven't seen these before, but what I've been reading, it seems like this is the least of your worries.
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03-26-2010, 09:41 PM	#3
dagnabit Game Bred Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,648	diatomaceous earth... shred those little fuckers organically!!!! __________________ WHO DAT
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03-28-2010, 08:59 PM	#4
h2osho Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 27	I just started to grow March 7th in my basement and I've never seen a bug down there. I keep my basement clean and I think with my T5 on 24hrs a day inside my little grow room, it's attracted a bug(s). I saw something that looked like a little fruit fly around my plants. I swatted it and then saw another one a few days later. Should I consider maybe a fly paper or something to have the little buggers attach themself too? I even saw a little brown spot on the edge of my leaf and I thought it might be a bug chewing?? Any ideas?
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03-29-2010, 05:31 PM	#5
simple green Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ONE AISLE OVER FROM YOUR Original Glue Posts: 685	daddyllac: springtails...get some sevin-5 powder from home depot ($5) and mix in your water at the rate of about a teaspoon per gallon...water everything at once...it'll kill em. Preferably in veg or early flower h2osho: fungus gnats...mosquito dunks or gnatrol in your nutes and yellow sticky tape for the adults __________________
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03-30-2010, 04:50 AM	#6
h2osho Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 27	Thanks Simple Green....I smacked two little buggers I saw today flying recons in my mini forest. I'll follow your lead and get some items to destroy them.
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11-16-2010, 06:39 PM	#7
TurboDog Guest Posts: n/a	DO NOT KILL SPRINGTAILS. They break down organic matter into usable nutrients in your soil, keeping it fresh.
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