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.
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.
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.
JCO
Irish eyes are always smiling but
"In the eyes of the world, you are only as good as your last success"
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.
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.