What are these bugs? Help pls

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noles00235

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• May 11, 2020

• #1

I've noticed these tiny bugs running around in my top soil and recently have noticed them spreading by the numbers. I only see them on the soil and around the fabric pots my plants are in. Used neem oil and insecticide twice now and they only come back stronger it seems. I'm hoping they are predator mites but I know I didn't put any in there myself.

 

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noles00235

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• May 11, 2020

• #2

Better pic here

 

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Bernie420

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• May 11, 2020

• #3

noles00235 said:

Better pic here

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looks like spider mites to me and you should check under your leaves for them

 

PurpleGlurple

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• May 11, 2020

• #4

Mites. Look like the bad ones

 

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noles00235

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• May 11, 2020

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I have checked under the leaves and I can't find a trace of them. I'll double check but they don't have the two spots and they don't look red neither. Nor are they russet mites.

 

Bernie420

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• May 12, 2020

• #6

better pics then and double check under the leaves....

They look like mites but idk the pics suck

 

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noles00235

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• May 12, 2020

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Better pics 2.0

 

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noles00235

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• May 12, 2020

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Another

 

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DaFreak

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• May 12, 2020

• #9

Some kind of root aphid

 

slinkysaurus

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• May 12, 2020

• #10

Yeah these are Soil Mites.
Could have been juvenile spider mites without markings but they’re in the soil only. They love Peat moss

 

Powertech

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• May 12, 2020

• #11

Neem didn't take em out? maybe you did not drench enough? Not sure if you want to go the route I did, but I actually vacuumed the top of my pots today

 

JoeBlow5823

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• May 12, 2020

• #12

Diatomaceous earth kill them? Cheap solution if it does. I always put it down as a preventative measure.

 

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DaFreak

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• May 13, 2020

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Says they are not harmful to the plants and easy to kill. Win win