help! my worm inn full of spider mites!

[GreenSanta]

I am a little worried because the worm inn is in the basement next to my grow cabinet, tent and budding room, on the top layer of shredded newspaper I saw today thousands upon thousands of spider mites, holy fuck I am worried what should I do next?

 

[charface]

I am a little worried because the worm inn is in the basement next to my grow cabinet, tent and budding room, on the top layer of shredded newspaper I saw today thousands upon thousands of spider mites, holy fuck I am worried what should I do next?

Are you sure they arent baby spiders or springtails or something else?

 

[vostok]

End the spider mites with Neem its organic and will break down in the soil to my blog: https://www.rollitup.org/blogs/blog32238-neem-oil.html

 

[SnapsProvolone]

Remove that infested mess regardless.

 

[charface]

I only ask because if they were spidermites he would have a much bigger cleanup ahead.

 

[GreenSanta]

I only ask because if they were spidermites he would have a much bigger cleanup ahead.

[video=youtube;Ou2_dcs5DRE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou2_dcs5DRE#t=171[/video]

 

[charface]

Oh cool so they are not the same kind.
Freaked me out. I wanna get a worm bin
but dont want the bad kind of mites.

 

[GreenSanta]

Oh cool so they are not the same kind.
Freaked me out. I wanna get a worm bin
but dont want the bad kind of mites.

the little red guys are not bad?

 

[charface]

Watch the video you posted.
Also read the txt that accompanies it.
It should clear things up.

 

[GreenSanta]

Watch the video you posted.
Also read the txt that accompanies it.
It should clear things up.

I ll have to snap pics and enlarge them because they do look like the bad spider mites in my bin, hers almost look like mini ladybugs.

 

[charface]

A pic would be cool.
I just dont see why the borg plant killing species would be thriving in a worm bin.
Ill check back to see the pic.
If you can take a pic of the whole bin I would appreciate it as well

 

[NickNasty]

Rarely will you have bad bugs in your worm bin. Mites in your bin are normal, big infestations usually have to do with a ph problem or keeping your bin too wet. Try what the video said to get the population down then add some crab meal to your bin that will add chitin to your bin and promote chitin eating bacteria which will keep the population down and keep your bin a bit dryer. If you truly had bad mites in your bin you would probably have them on your plants too. You could also add some neem cake to your bin just don't add to much at a time.

 

[tikitoker]

Rarely will you have bad bugs in your worm bin. Mites in your bin are normal, big infestations usually have to do with a ph problem or keeping your bin too wet. Try what the video said to get the population down then add some crab meal to your bin that will add chitin to your bin and promote chitin eating bacteria which will keep the population down and keep your bin a bit dryer. If you truly had bad mites in your bin you would probably have them on your plants too. You could also add some neem cake to your bin just don't add to much at a time.

hey nick, if I could pick your brain for a post or two. I posted a question in this vermi thread if you could take a look. Thanks-tiki

 

[foreverflyhi]

Those arnt spidermites! U can either neem bomb them, or cook them!!! Hehe harvest ur castings, lay the castings outside with a tarp and or mulch and let the sun fry them! Thats what i do before i use my castings

 

[GreenSanta]

Those arnt spidermites! U can either neem bomb them, or cook them!!! Hehe harvest ur castings, lay the castings outside with a tarp and or mulch and let the sun fry them! Thats what i do before i use my castings

Thanks buddy, not much sun here now though hehe ... its winter wonderland here right now

Rarely will you have bad bugs in your worm bin. Mites in your bin are normal, big infestations usually have to do with a ph problem or keeping your bin too wet. Try what the video said to get the population down then add some crab meal to your bin that will add chitin to your bin and promote chitin eating bacteria which will keep the population down and keep your bin a bit dryer. If you truly had bad mites in your bin you would probably have them on your plants too. You could also add some neem cake to your bin just don't add to much at a time.

ok I am glad to hear this, thanks for you post. I will try to get my hands on some crab meal. I did what the girl said in the video but it was not nearly as bad as in the video, still enough to scare me when I took the melon out!! I ran upstairs!! These little guys are fast runners!! I managed to get a picture of one near the end when the bulk of them were down the drain..., not the greatest. The first picture is just to show what you are looking at and the second one you can almost see it clearly.

 

[SpicySativa]

The best way to rid your bin of it's non-worm residents before harvesting the castings is just to stop feeding it for a few weeks. As all the easy-to-eat stuff gets eaten, all the opportunistic critters will die off or move out. The worms will do just fine without food for a few weeks.