Bugs in Coco! HELP!

[thewhitelotus]

Im currently running 2 hempys and was in a hurry this morning and watered my ladies until i started getting runoff then headed out the door. came home a few hours later and went to empty my runoff tray and i noticed a couple different worm like bugs floating on the top of the nute mix. they were still moving around and look also like miniature mealworms (except they are bright white).

any clue what these might be...im not seeing any gnats or anything of that nature flying around and didnt have these when i was running soil.

thanks in advance!

 

[moodster]

if they jump when disturbed they are harmless springtails and actually beneficial

 

[thewhitelotus]

to followup on this: this morning when i was watering the hempy buckets, i noticed the same white little worm like bugs crawling out of the coco when i watered and as soon as the water dropped, they crawled back in. again, i have them in my runoff but never noticed them coming out of the coco the way they did this morning.

suggestions?

 

[danuttmahn]

to followup on this: this morning when i was watering the hempy buckets, i noticed the same white little worm like bugs crawling out of the coco when i watered and as soon as the water dropped, they crawled back in. again, i have them in my runoff but never noticed them coming out of the coco the way they did this morning.

suggestions?

Hey thewhitelotus, sounds like it could be fungus gnat larvae. The easiest way I have found to get rid of them is to use mosquito dunks. Just my two cents without seeing photos. Good luck!