the little guys have a off white body color and I am not sure if the heads are red, brown, or both. The bugs have been in my soil for quite some time now, but my plant has shown no signs of being eaten or dying from these bugs. It has been a bit over 6 weeks since I first bought the plant as a clone. are these bugs beneficial or should i be concerned?? also the bugs i believe have 2 of their legs in the front are slightly longer than the rest, but I am not fully sure on this. Still I have not one single bite mark on my plants, nor have I had root problems
Help figuring out insect type.. beneficial or harmful
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Nolandiver
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Hey bro had the same problem with my ladies,turned out to be too much moisture in the soil and tent,loads of the fuckers i had ,They dont do the plant harm,all i done was stop watering for a few days and let the soil dry up,All of them left/died after 3 days without water,hope you have the same result as i did...good luck
That is a huge relief. I wonder if they eat harmful bugs........ i might leave them in there if they are not doing damage, but I wouldn't want to attract other bugs that want to eat them. I have my plant in a 4 1/2 foot gallon storage bin so its takes a bit for the soil to dry out. I recently transplanted it from a smaller pot, it might take a bit longer for the roots to get to all the water. I just watered my plant about 37 hours ago, let me know if I should wait about 10 days or more before my next water.
I think the bugs came in from the outdoors. I had my soil outside in a bag that was leftover from a fruit garden grow. The moisture in the air is not high at all. the average is a out 30% humidity, 27-33 is where is hovers at. The temps in my room are between 78 to 81.3 as I am only running cfl for my veg.
I think the bugs came in from the outdoors. I had my soil outside in a bag that was leftover from a fruit garden grow. The moisture in the air is not high at all. the average is a out 30% humidity, 27-33 is where is hovers at. The temps in my room are between 78 to 81.3 as I am only running cfl for my veg.
Nolandiver
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I dont think they eat harmful bugs dude,and i wouldnt keep them you will have an infestation they lay shitloads of eggs in/on the soil and they hatch super fast and the cycle begins again.
And they would be shitting on your plants/budz over time.If you want you could put a layer of sand on top of the soil to stop them laying eggs,just something i read when i had the same problem,didnt do it myself it wasnt needed,bugs left/died once the soil was dryer,i dont know what the bugs are eating while they are there though???interesting...
And they would be shitting on your plants/budz over time.If you want you could put a layer of sand on top of the soil to stop them laying eggs,just something i read when i had the same problem,didnt do it myself it wasnt needed,bugs left/died once the soil was dryer,i dont know what the bugs are eating while they are there though???interesting...