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    Re: Ahhh!! They're taking over!!

    Get out the Nikon and a huge magnifying glass, this mystery needs to be solved..!
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    Re: Ahhh!! They're taking over!!

    try diatomaceous earth its not toxic and can be eaten by mammals but kills bugs physically. Been using it in the dirt garden for years.

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    Re: Ahhh!! They're taking over!!

    DE is a good choice, but if you do use DE, be sure to get the editable kind, not the insecticide type.
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    Re: Ahhh!! They're taking over!!

    Quote Originally Posted by JCO
    DE is a good choice, but if you do use DE, be sure to get the editable kind, not the insecticide type.
    I know that's what they say but there really is no difference in my experience. DE is DE IMO, there is nothing toxic or chemical in it.

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    Re: Ahhh!! They're taking over!!

    I have this same view in my yard... orange bucket with tomato plants!

    Are the critters hurting anything? Most critters are harmless and some are even beneficial!

    A gallon of water and a few spoons of regular dish washing soap mixed and sprayed through an atomizer (spray bottle) will do the trick. It suffocates the critters and shouldn't bother the plant. I usually rinse it off after a few minutes, but sometimes I don't and there have been no apparent issues.

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    Re: Ahhh!! They're taking over!!

    The different DE's are food grade and the pool grade. Both are made from fossilized algae, but the pool kind is processed and is harmful when breathed in, so stick to the food grade.

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    Re: Ahhh!! They're taking over!!

    Either one can harm you if you inhale it. It coats the inside of the lungs and prevents them from functioning properly. The difference between them is the pool grade's particles are larger and can do more damage if inhaled.
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    Re: Ahhh!! They're taking over!!

    Hey guys, never was able to get the pictures taken on the Nikkon. I went out one morning to take it and the camera was dead. Since then I haven't seen them around. They must have all hatched or moved on, whatever they were.

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    Re: Ahhh!! They're taking over!!

    That's the way some relatives are....once the foods gone and the TV's broke they disappear overnight.
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    Re: Ahhh!! They're taking over!!

    FYI - I saw what looked like the same thing in some of my worm beds, thought they were mites of some type. Read a water/vinegar solution misted on would help, appears they don't like the PH change, and it seem to have gotten rid of them without any adverse reaction by the worms.

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