Friend Or Foe? Predators Of Eden

Pterostychus said:
last one is a springtail ...
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:eek: wow of course it is! Never seen an adult one :D but there were definitley some in there as I saw one or two babies in the run off water once and a gazillion babies crawled onto and died on a yellow sticky trap at one point early on too.

thanks for that Pt :thanks: .

Most of what you see in a google search about springtails and cannabis says they’re not a problem in low numbers. I’m not overly confident in the sources I’ve found o dat tho. Anyone have som reliable info on springtails in organic soil. It’s pretty rich this stuff as it’s sold as ‘water-only’ so, there’s going to be stuff in it!

I wonder what those other ones are... :hmmmm:
 
Cool - that’s what I’ve always thought :thumb:

ANyone got any idea what that other tiny gnat-like bug is?
 
Amy Gardner said:
idea what that other tiny gnat-like bug is?
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My best notion at present is that they were biting midges. This first aid page about them has a pic that matches what i have.
Biting midges

no surprises, seeing as i live adjacent to a wetlands! I’m glad its no longer a mystery :) And that the other things are definitely fungus gnats not root aphid, phewf! right?!
 
Anyone have any thoughts on this? It appeared on both of my non-fruiting olive trees that are about 30 feet apart:
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Insect nest/eggs

I sprayed one with neem and one with a mix of 70% iso and water (1:9), and the following day I hosed off the plants to get rid of anything I might have missed.
 
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