This is really starteing to bug me!

Tangerine_ said:

Those look like some type of oribatid soil mites.

Any way to get a close up pic? If not, to help you identify, RAs have very distinct tail pipes. Look for those.

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I'll get back in there in a few and see if they are still out and about. I'll try for better pictures if possible.

Marq1340 said:

The pictures below are the best I could get.


Thanks for chiming in, so do you think they are harmless or are you positive they aren't? It could be detrimental to my plants.

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If they are mold mites, then they are harmless, they are just munching on slime mold or something like that. I've had them from time to time. First time I saw them I got all freaked out but I eventually found some who posted I pic of one online in a forum when I was trying to figure out what it was. Took me awhile to get a good look at one as they are super fast. But if you do get a good look they are translucent with a round back and some have tons of fine hairs coming off the rounded backside. They usually look white but up close they are clear with maybe a redish colour head. They like to party on my blumats whenever I see them now. Another member found them on his blumats about a month ago and I told them the same as you. @green_machine_two9er

Higher quality here https://media.giphy.com/media/q0BqcMg5CHtYeDENcZ/source.mp4

It’s hard to see but if it similar to what I had going on was not a problem at all!

I was in my room last night and went to a just a blumat a little bit and sure enough saw movement on the knob, sure enough they are back and on alot of my blumats. If that's what your are they are harmless, but it kind if looks like you might have more than one kind of mite. It's hard to tell with those pics

Bugs continue damage. They don’t just pic a couple spots and leave. They camp out and continue munching along until exterminated

So I feel pretty comfortable saying you have no insect problem atm. All kinds of shit happens early on. If it continues Then it’s a problem

DrOgkush said:

Bugs continue damage. They don’t just pic a couple spots and leave. They camp out and continue munching along until exterminated

So I feel pretty comfortable saying you have no insect problem atm. All kinds of shit happens early on. If it continues Then it’s a problem

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Sounds about right, I haven't notice any newly damaged leaves. But there are for sure bugs in the soil as shown a few replies back.

Marq1340 said:

Sounds about right, I haven't notice any newly damaged leaves. But there are for sure bugs in the soil as shown a few replies back.

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Almost 100 those are bulb mites. They’re not really beneficial but they aren’t super harmful either. They eat decomposing shit and might munch a root here and there. I would allow your pots to dry back real good between waterings

JewelRunner said:

Almost 100 those are bulb mites. They’re not really beneficial but they aren’t super harmful either. They eat decomposing shit and might munch a root here and there. I would allow your pots to dry back real good between waterings

Bulb Mites

Mites belong to the order Acari of the class Arachnida (spiders, daddy-long legs etc.). Mites are very small and in contrast to insects, they are wingless and the head, thorax and abdomen appear to be fused together, generally giving the body a compact oval to oblong shape. Sex in many species...

ag.umass.edu

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That does depict the bugs I've saw more accurately than others I've checked.

Decided to treat them with some bonide all season oil spray.

Thanks for dropping some knowledge.