Need help quick!

Wpayton0034 · Apr 11, 2010

I looked closely at my seedlings today and noticed several dozen super small insects in my greenhouse. They are super tiny and they are jumping around my plant like crazy! Anything sound familiar to you guys? the look like little specks of dust but there are like 50 of them :?:

svtcontour · Apr 11, 2010

White flies maybe? Are they white in colour or very light? If you can get a picture somehow, that would be good.

Wpayton0034 · Apr 11, 2010

Got the camera.. pics will be on shortly

Wpayton0034 · Apr 11, 2010

I needed to do a video because you cant really see them in pictures

Wpayton0034 · Apr 11, 2010

[video=youtube;c-rRkUo-7WI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-rRkUo-7WI[/video]

Wpayton0034 · Apr 11, 2010

Go to 4:30 I move the light closer and you can see them a little better

toastynoodles · Apr 11, 2010

What type of soil mix are you useing??? And does your soil stay wet for a long time??

Wpayton0034 · Apr 11, 2010

KGrow potting soil mix.. It drys out pretty quickly in the middle so we it is watered 1 ever day or two with small amounts of water

toastynoodles · Apr 11, 2010

You said they were jumping any cats or dogs?Maybe flea's

Wpayton0034 · Apr 11, 2010

Yes both.. Would fleas be attracted to chili plants?

toastynoodles · Apr 11, 2010

Don't know for sure my guess would be this sucker

Fungus Gnats- look real close and blow on your plants some time they crawl but mostly fly but they dont fly far so it might look like there jumping. :shocked:

Wpayton0034 · Apr 11, 2010

I will check again tomorrow when they are active again.. But no lie they are about the size of this period.

Wpayton0034 · Apr 11, 2010

I think these may be the culprit...

Straticus · Apr 11, 2010

We've all had our fair share of bugs, from what I see I cant exactly pinpoint what they'd be. Quite a few times I've seen similar action on my plants bug wise, and I've never thought it was anything to worry about. My guess would be they came in from the soil. I dont think its anything to worry about it, the only way to find out is time, but in the mean time I wouldnt stress it unless suddenly seedlings start dropping etc..

millworkman · Apr 12, 2010

I am with noodles, fungus gnats.

t8m · Apr 12, 2010

Could they be the springtails? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springtail

These are actually beneficial.

thepodpiper · Apr 12, 2010

The only thing that really stands out to me is that your seedlings are very leggy. You need to put them much closer to the light source.

Wpayton0034 · Apr 13, 2010

thepodpiper said:
The only thing that really stands out to me is that your seedlings are very leggy. You need to put them much closer to the light source.

My setup is rather rudimentary.. One grow light bulb and a small heating pad for sprains lol...I wish I had the room to do a full setup with floros....

Wpayton0034 · Apr 13, 2010

They are sprintails... am 100% positive now

hotenuff4u · Apr 13, 2010

in response to your other question in the video, the 7pods may be taking longer to germinate just because they DO take longer, but maybe you should look into getting another heating pad so your covered all the way across, do a google search or even search "heating pad" on hot pepper, i'm sure a goog link will show up.

and word on moving your light closer