Finally ID'd as "Hypoaspis Miles". Harmless predatory mites.

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Uploaded by on Nov 10, 2009

I doubt they are fungus gnat larva because they would be more wormlike. These things look like mites and come out of the soil when I water it.

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  • OH THANK GOD YOU POSTED THIS!!!! We spent a zillion dollars building a raised bed garden and filling it with organic soil... to have it CRAWLING with these bugs 2 days later after some water and sunlight. I have been having panic attacks daily that these are chiggers, spider mites or clover mites. Seriously, you just saved my day!!!! Thanks, thanks, thanks!!!!

  • @ashleyhargis Glad it helped you. Spider mites are smaller and move much slower. You'll notice tiny little trails and spots on the foliage of plants that are infested by spider mites. When you flip those damaged leaves over and look closely you can see them. The ones you see in the video live in the soil and come out running around when you start watering. If your plants seem healthy I would leave them. If the population gets out of hand you can let your soil dry out a little.

  • Further research indicates that these are predatory mites that dont harm plants. Regardless, I bought a new bag of soil (fox farm brand this time), rinsed the plants/roots and repotted them. They're all gone now.

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  • OMG this is so racist. If I was that black man I'd beat the shit out of that whitey

  • No, these suckers move QUICK! I am 99% sure that they are the same mites from the video. They 'disappear' when the soil is dry, and run around like crazy after watering or rain. We don't have any bites from them (this is an outdoor organic garden), so I am pretty sure they are harmless! I kept looking for the webbing that spider mites leave, and never found anything. I did manage to kill off all of my plants with an organic insecticide... for no apparent reason after watching your video!! >:(

  • very good mites

    

  • fast lil fuckers....and expensive to buy too...i got them last year for root afids...and they are alive well over 10 months later in a bag of soil. Found them today and had a heart attack...cuz i thoughtthey were red spider mites....brand new seedlings too LOL

  • NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! don't get rid of them. Reptile owners would buy them up to combat mites extrememly effectively and organically

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