Just found this crawling up top on a sugar leaf nest to a bud. Whatever it is I think I'm gonna shut everything down after harvest and wash everything..
Predatory mites are good. Question is, what are they feeding on? Notice the dots on some of the "trichomes"? Are you using LEDs or something else that would cause that "reflection", as they resemble BM eggs? Hopefully it's just a reflection from whatever you used to take the pictures.
It has to eat. If it's a predatory mite it needs some form of wildlife to eat. Or, if it's just a mite it's sucking juices from plant cells, and it it multiplying fast. Good luck. -granger
It is possible that is a juvenile phytoseiulus persimilis, a predatory mite that feeds exclusively on red spider mites (tetranychus urticae). Go through your crop and look for evidence of other bugs...
If it's just one, then its possible that its a soil mite wandering. They will do that some times.
Yes it does have the look of the soil dwelling mite hypoaspis miles. These are beneficial and should be allowed to remain in the crop, they help control thrips and fungus gnats in the soil!If it's just one, then its possible that its a soil mite wandering. They will do that some times.
if you suspect broad mites, look for symptoms of pistils (white hairs) turning brown prematurely!
Hah, I think that little mite is "Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Hypoaspis miles)"
Its a fungus mite that eats fungus gnat and aphid larvae. Was wondering why my gnat problem was going down so fast with me doing so little. Pretty crazy stuff. Luck or something else?