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Cultivation => Cultivation Problems => Topic started by: Slug Killer on February 03, 2012, 02:50:05 PM

Title: Unknown mini insect
Post by: Slug Killer on February 03, 2012, 02:50:05 PM: Hi, just noticed a few tiny little things moving on a house plant and decided to capture the beasts. This was not an easy task as they are only 2mm at most in length. Only saw a few of them and managed to get a shot under a microscope. It's not moving due to the insecticide!

Any idea what it is?
Title: Re: Unknown mini insect
Post by: daveyp1970 on February 03, 2012, 03:08:28 PM: Springtails.http://www.morning-earth.org/graphic-e/biosphere/Bios-C-PlantsNew.html . There are some if you scroll down this page.(just a guess)
Title: Re: Unknown mini insect
Post by: Maggi Young on February 03, 2012, 03:20:14 PM: Ooopps, pressed the wrong button...
Here we go....

Not disagreeing with Davey, just offering an alternative.... some sort of root aphid?
Title: Re: Unknown mini insect
Post by: Slug Killer on February 03, 2012, 04:33:14 PM: Globular Springtail - looking at various images online I can confirm this is the little pest in question. Many thanks as I'd never heard of them before.

David
Title: Re: Unknown mini insect
Post by: Lesley Cox on February 04, 2012, 09:37:39 PM: Do you grow any Pinguiculas? Maybe they would like them for morning tea. ;D (But fresh, not insecticided.)