What are these things? Little orangish mites that walk around

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EverythingsHazy

Well-Known Member

• May 21, 2013

• #1

Pretty much what you read in the title. Very small a couple mm max and they move around fast enough to be visible. Neem doesn't work on them either. WIll soap and water sprayed on for a couple days do the trick?

 

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johnnyonthespot

New Member

• May 22, 2013

• #2

I would try Venom spray, it works on everything

 

hyroot

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• May 22, 2013

• #3

Are they orange and cruise around the top of soil and along edge of pots.

Sounds like predatory mites. These are good bugs. They eat all other bugs then die off once their food source is gone. They are usually found in compost. But all other bugs hats compost (non poop).

 

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EverythingsHazy

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• May 22, 2013

• #4

Shit. Does neem based miticide and soap water kill them? They seem useful

 

hyroot

Well-Known Member

• May 22, 2013

• #5

no. only thing to kill mites is compost, predatory mites, lady bugs, praying mantis or pure spray green

 

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EverythingsHazy

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• May 22, 2013

• #6

Bastards. Well hopefully they get eaten by predatory ones if they are bad
basso predatory ones crawl on and under leaves?

 

hyroot

Well-Known Member

• May 22, 2013

• #7

not usually. reddish orange ones are predaotory . the yellowish ones are spider mites and do. but if there is food they will go for it. mites like high/dry heat. so thats why spider mites chill at tops of plants. 2 applications of pure spray green will get rid of them. kills eggs, babies and adults. its organic and omri listed.


if you have yellow spotting on the leaves. that's the spider mites feeding off the chlorophyll.