A 34 ounce container of Hypoaspis miles retails for around $40.00 (USD) and can treat between 100-200 three gallon pots. The larvae are slender whitish maggots, up to 6mm long, with black heads. Article from plantcaretoday.com. Let’s understand what they are first. I harvested yesterday and noticed a fast moving white/translucent tiny bug running on the bottom of my black pot.

Predatory Mites (Hypoaspis miles): The natural method of eradicating parasitic mites Whilst they shouldn’t be, parasitic Mites are a problem most keepers will come across at some point or another in their lives. Feeds on harmful soil-dwelling pests such as thrips pupae, fungus gnats larvae and larvae of shore flies. While the steps below will help you get rid of your fungus gnats quickly and effectively, the gnats will almost always go away on their own if you simply stop overwatering your cannabis plants. Hypoaspis miles are small beige/light Orange species of soil dwelling Mite. While I want to get this dealt with as quickly as possible so I can get him back to his proper humidity levels, I really want to go there most natural route possible at first. Containers include a shaker lid which allows for distribution over the soil surface. The egg-laying female gnats are attracted to the yellow paper and will land on the traps, becoming stuck. I found many stories of success with these hypoaspis miles on other forums, mostly based outside the US. I found many stories of success with these hypoaspis miles on other forums, mostly based outside the US. Without Wet Topsoil, Fungus Gnats Naturally Disappear! There is a commercial product called Tangle-trap that might work when it is applied to yellow cards. Is there any way to get rid of Hypoaspis in a springtail culture?

As with all pests, you must understand their lifecycle, and disrupt it, preferably, at multiple stages at once. [LEARN MORE]. If you’ve noticed small, white dots walking across the top of your soil or along the edges of your plant’s pot, there’s a good chance these mites have set up shop in your soil. Yellow sticky cards have no effect on eggs, larvae or pupae, but over a 2-3 week period you will get rid of most of them, as new flies hatch out. How To Get Rid Of Thrips In Your Garden. The commercial products do work to control and monitor populations but they won’t get every last fly. ... Lastly, you may choose to release the hypoaspis miles into your indoor garden to control your fungus gnat problems. I looked at it under my scope (30x), and its looks like a spider mite or a hypoaspis miles bug.