Springtails, Gnats, & Beneficial Mites - Growing Organic Cannabis in Living Soil with Earth Dust скачать в хорошем качестве

Springtails, Gnats, & Beneficial Mites - Growing Organic Cannabis in Living Soil with Earth Dust

The product mentioned for pest prevention is SNS-209, which is an organic product made with Romaric acid from the Rosemary plant. It serves as a dual function preventative, in that it kills off certain undesirable bugs in the soil, and over time is gradually taken up into the plant itself so that whatever bug may eat the plant is deterred by the Romaric acid. I'm still not exactly sure which kind of mites these are. They're clear, round, and show up a week or 2 after applying the Earth Dust fertilizer. I do find them crawling on the plant stems and leaves, but after almost 10 weeks of growth I have noticed little to no plant damage. Therefore, I deduce them to be predatory mites - possibly Hypoaspis Miles - that come up to eat the fungus gnats which also return in small numbers after applying the Earth Dust. For over a month now, I've been doing nothing about the mites and just letting them do their thing. By the time the Earth Dust is used up - about 1 month - they usually have completely disappeared on their own, so it's not worth stressing over whatsoever. Note that not all soil bugs are beneficial, such as the dreaded root aphid. The Romaric acid in the SNS-209 is said to kill them off, and I much prefer to avoid any pest outbreaks rather than dealing with an infestation. Come to think, I've never seen aphids harass a rosemary, thyme, oregano, lavender, or sage plant in the garden.