Are these bugs bad?

Gtjoker420

Gtjoker420

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Hey guys, so I'm growing in roots 707 soil topdressing down to earth nutrients and doing compost teas every week. I noticed I was overwatering and killed a plant due to I believe root rot, soil was extremely wet when I chopped her down and the roots were getting brown instead of white.

So this morning I was just curious and checked the soil closely and saw these little bugs moving inside it. It appears to be two different bugs really hard to see unless I zoom I'm a bunch. My plants seem to be really healthy still so I'm unsure if these are good or bad. These are the best still shots I could get of them.
 

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PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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Gtjoker420 said:
Hey guys, so I'm growing in roots 707 soil topdressing down to earth nutrients and doing compost teas every week. I noticed I was overwatering and killed a plant due to I believe root rot, soil was extremely wet when I chopped her down and the roots were getting brown instead of white.

So this morning I was just curious and checked the soil closely and saw these little bugs moving inside it. It appears to be two different bugs really hard to see unless I zoom I'm a bunch. My plants seem to be really healthy still so I'm unsure if these are good or bad. These are the best still shots I could get of them.
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Probably hypoaspis miles mites eating springtails. They're both beneficial.
 
PadawanWarrior

PadawanWarrior

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Gtjoker420 said:
And we're 100% sure those 2 aren't bad?
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I can't be 100% off those pics. I know the mites are good. The other critter looks kinda like a springtail. Springtails eat fungus and help decompose nutrients. Then the mites eat those. If the springtail population lowers, so will the mites naturally.

If you're top dressing with EWC, that's probably where they came from.
 
Gtjoker420

Gtjoker420

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PadawanWarrior said:
I can't be 100% off those pics. I know the mites are good. The other critter looks kinda like a springtail. Springtails eat fungus and help decompose nutrients. Then the mites eat those. If the springtail population lowers, so will the mites naturally.

If you're top dressing with EWC, that's probably where they came from.
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I do use ewc in all my pots and in my compost teas. I just had my first harvest like a few weeks ago and the nugs came out really nice no issues, and I'm guessing these bugs were probably in those plants as well.
 
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