Hello all! I have had some stubborn seeds as of late which led to a discovery. I have found some kind of mites on my pots, quite a few. No pics now, later if needed. Caught one in plastic bag and used a small mag for good close up. It does not look like a spotted facker, more like a predatory mite. I'm almost dead set it's a Amblyseius.
After I noticed crawlers i had to check my soil bins, all good. I've had this soil awhile with nothing yet, these suckers were brought in. I started using root riot plugs for seeds, checked that bag, nada. Ultimate question is, can eggs come on seeds? The newest addition to my room was the remaining free seeds used for the grow. After these are in out come crawlers. I will say that I have worn outdoor shoes in my room. Not frequently, but it has happened, so...ya know. If these are the predatory Mites I wouldn't be surprised if they hitched a ride on seeds, if thats possible. My plants are just seedlings, scrapping the grow is easy. Not stressing too much....YET.