ballplayer 2
Active member
Hi all, figured this was the best section for this question (as opposed to the infirmary). I would like to acquire some beneficial mites and nematodes. What are the most reliable and fairly priced places to acquire beneficial insects? I have seen mixed reviews for arbico and am looking for your experience with beneficial insect distributors, and the efficacy of using these insects in a small indoor soil environment.
I have been battling a soil mite that seems to multiply rapidly. My plants seem to stall by the second or third week in flower, like suspended animation. The plants quit drinking and the flowers never really begin stacking, they begin to form, but never start to stack together, unharvestable. People have said root aphids, or that these are beneficial soil mites. These bugs are the common denominator since my garden went south a few years ago. There is a thread in the infirmary titled "mites in the rootzone", good pictures of them in there from another member if you care to take a look.
Thank you for your knowledge and help,
BP 2
I have been battling a soil mite that seems to multiply rapidly. My plants seem to stall by the second or third week in flower, like suspended animation. The plants quit drinking and the flowers never really begin stacking, they begin to form, but never start to stack together, unharvestable. People have said root aphids, or that these are beneficial soil mites. These bugs are the common denominator since my garden went south a few years ago. There is a thread in the infirmary titled "mites in the rootzone", good pictures of them in there from another member if you care to take a look.
Thank you for your knowledge and help,
BP 2