Hey DGC,
Checked on my indoor tent and noticed all of these little white bugs crawling around, mostly on the pots, a few on the soil and a few on the leaves. I tried to get the best pic I could. I have a usb microscope on the way to get a better look. Any idea what these might be? I recently transplanted these from Coast of Maine seed starter which includes mycorrhizae, worm castings, kelp and fully-cured compost ino Coast of Maine Bar Harbor Blend with salmon, blueberry, lobster and other composts, calcium and chitin-rich lobster shells, sphagnum peat, perlite and kelp meal. They have been in this blend for less than a week. I have some of this mix left over and see none of these bugs in there. I’m hoping they are beneficial mites, but not holding my breath. The plants seem fine. I also have some recently potted mother plants on the other side of the basement. They have not been affected and are in soil from the same bag and have been for a bit longer. And the left over soil is in a tub with no signs of infestation. The 3×3 tent the bugged plants are in had been empty for a few months prior to growing these plants from seed. I have not taken any outside cuts. So this leads me to believe they must have come in on the seed starting mix. This is the only variable not shared with the other plants.
Considering how rich the Coast of Maine products are in good compost and biology I’m really hoping these are predator mites. Any ideas?
Here are some better bug pics. The plants are doing well, but still plenty of these around.
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