Lonestar11
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So after checking the res in my bedroom (veg tent) I had the same issue. Only two plants so I took it outside and rinsed the entire res out, washed the roots, refreshed the res. BUT I DID NOTICE SOMETHING STRANGE... There was a bunch of tiny red worms entangled with the roots (bloodworms) "Bloodworms are common in stagnant water, animal watering troughs and other accumulations of standing water.
These insects are close relatives of the mosquito, but the adults do not have sucking mouthparts and are not blood feeders. The larvae have chewing mouthparts and generally feed on algae or other organic matter in the water. They may be found in plant roots that grow through the bottoms of float trays but apparently do not cause significant injury."
So these bloodworms just so happen to be the larvae of the Midge fly...
"Adult midges look a lot like mosquitoes: small and dainty, rather soft-bodied, with long, narrow wings and long, skinny legs; males often have feathery antennae, used for sensing the high-pitched sounds of female wings. Unlike mosquitoes, midges, at rest, tend to hold their first pair of legs forward and upward (while many mosquitoes, at rest, hold their hind legs outward and upward). Midges do not bite people at all"
So it looks like these "mosquitos" are more of a nuisance than anything.
These insects are close relatives of the mosquito, but the adults do not have sucking mouthparts and are not blood feeders. The larvae have chewing mouthparts and generally feed on algae or other organic matter in the water. They may be found in plant roots that grow through the bottoms of float trays but apparently do not cause significant injury."
So these bloodworms just so happen to be the larvae of the Midge fly...
"Adult midges look a lot like mosquitoes: small and dainty, rather soft-bodied, with long, narrow wings and long, skinny legs; males often have feathery antennae, used for sensing the high-pitched sounds of female wings. Unlike mosquitoes, midges, at rest, tend to hold their first pair of legs forward and upward (while many mosquitoes, at rest, hold their hind legs outward and upward). Midges do not bite people at all"
So it looks like these "mosquitos" are more of a nuisance than anything.
