Little white floating bugs - root aphids?

Jhef · May 5, 2021

are they root aphids?

Transplanted from coco to hydro - rdwc.

If yes, how do I treat? With h202?

mpence · May 5, 2021

Some photos would help, but from experience id say they are springtails. I've had them before and am pretty sure they don't cause any harm

MICHI-CAN · May 6, 2021

If irrigating? Bury your emitters deeper. Sign of over water. Just dry them out between life cycles. Or emloy sticky traps. A nuisance at most. Unless a really out of control grow. LOL.

Jhef · May 6, 2021

mpence said:
Some photos would help, but from experience id say they are springtails. I've had them before and am pretty sure they don't cause any harm

Yea did a little digging i think springtails are what they are. Never had then before and since I cut out Azamax they've shown up. Going to see if that does the trick.

123drp · Jun 23, 2021

I see the same bugs but I also see leaf marks Do springtails cause leaf damage? Do they bother with leafs at all?

Green_Alchemist · Jun 23, 2021

123drp said:
I see the same bugs but I also see leaf marks Do springtails cause leaf damage? Do they bother with leafs at all?

They do not. Typically they stay inside the soil but I’ve seen a couple crawl on the lower stalk/pot edges. But NO leaf damage as they recycle what’s in the soil.

123drp · Jun 25, 2021

Green_Alchemist said:
They do not. Typically they stay inside the soil but I’ve seen a couple crawl on the lower stalk/pot edges. But NO leaf damage as they recycle what’s in the soil.

Yep makes sense. I took a closer look and I actually have a thrip infestation.

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