White bug found on seedling...

[jondamon]

Cosmolaelaps claviger

AVID apprently helps to control them slightly as a drench!

And also HYPOASPIS varieties feed on bulb mites.


And lastly beneficial nemetodes.


Unfortunately bulb mites are quick resilient little fuckers and most pesticides don’t work on them.

This is still the same advice buddy.

 

[StayHungry]

This is still the same advice buddy.

Ok Monday I will be on the mission to hunt these 3 down.

The wife made a good point well I think. What’s wrong with taking the lose on the seedling in solo cups that way I can hopefully finish up the rest of the flowering plants.

Then use all this ProMix with soil mites for the outdoor garden and start with fresh medium indoors for the next round.

 

[jondamon]

Ok Monday I will be on the mission to hunt these 3 down.

The wife made a good point well I think. What’s wrong with taking the lose on the seedling in solo cups that way I can hopefully finish up the rest of the flowering plants.

Then use all this ProMix with soil mites for the outdoor garden and start with fresh medium indoors for the next round.

It’s a possibility that’s for sure.

But ultimately it’s only your decision to chose that route or not.

I was merely being an armchair entomologist lol.

 

[StayHungry]

It’s a possibility that’s for sure.

But ultimately it’s only your decision to chose that route or not.

I was merely being an armchair entomologist lol.

I think I’m going to go that route but I will be taking these to another location to let a third party try a couple different treatments.

Thank you for all your help! I hate lie I had a couple sleepless nights after spotting them.

Do you have any websites you recommend to buy predators from? Was thinking the beneficial insectary but haven’t dealt with them before.

 

[jondamon]

I think I’m going to go that route but I will be taking these to another location to let a third party try a couple different treatments.

Thank you for all your help! I hate lie I had a couple sleepless nights after spotting them.

Do you have any websites you recommend to buy predators from? Was thinking the beneficial insectary but haven’t dealt with them before.

I’m in the UK so may not be able to supply the websites you need. Where are you located?

 

[StayHungry]

So just an update I have now noticed they are in with the flower plants... I order both Doctor Ezymes which I said to kill all soft boded insects but yet organic looks pretty legit also order some soil predator from a company that’s supposedly been around since 1950. When I called they were VERY helpful and I didn’t feel like I got a smoke show. I’ll post their site if everything goes smoothly

 

[StayHungry]

Well I released 25,000 Hypoaspis miles aka Stratiolaelaps scimitus into the tent (4’x8’) today. Watered before I released them as per instructions and noticed every more “bulb” mires walking around the pots and some gnats on the yellow sticky traps.

The company I used were a pleasure to work with I must admit.

Going to let everything run it’s course and hope I can a cool pic of the two mites together hopefully fighting to the death.

Do you think the Neem used 5 days ago will have any negative effect on the new predators?

 

[jondamon]

Well I released 25,000 Hypoaspis miles aka Stratiolaelaps scimitus into the tent (4’x8’) today. Watered before I released them as per instructions and noticed every more “bulb” mires walking around the pots and some gnats on the yellow sticky traps.

The company I used were a pleasure to work with I must admit.

Going to let everything run it’s course and hope I can a cool pic of the two mites together hopefully fighting to the death.

Do you think the Neem used 5 days ago will have any negative effect on the new predators?

Also FYI not sure of the company told you or not but usually HYPOASPIS MILES are usually shipped with mould mites as a source of food for their journey.

and as you’ve already found mould mites look very similar to bulb mites lol.

Good luck and keep us posted.