dont know what kind of bugs

Woody808

Well-Known Member
i recently looked in my soil and there are these whitish bugs in there and u wont really see them till u water what could these be?
i havent seen them on leafs or anything just in the soil
i was thinking aphids but everyone says stuff about them being on leaves

thanks woody:peace:
 

Solarius

Member
Hey --

I've been having the same issues with my own! Whenever I water, these small tan bugs appear in the soil. They don't have wings and aren't on the plant. I have them too. I have no idea what they are, but after reading several articles, the common fact seems to be the moisture... I dunno if I'm right, but I read that adding a bit of sterilized sand to the top layer of the soil (about 1 inch or so) after thoroughly watering the soil-- the sand will dry out the top few layers of dirt(apparently where these little fuckers dwell) , thereby killing the bugs... I myself had a hell of a time finding suitable sand, so I've been mixing the top couple layers of dirt around w/ my fingers and I added more perlite to the top soil-- in order to make the miscreants unhappy haha...

Strange part is, thus far, the plant seems unaffected. No yellowing, buring, stunted growth, droppings or anything in sight from the bugs.... Are you experiencing any visible symptoms on your plants?
 
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