The jumpers are springtails.
You don't have root aphids.
Your right, definitely springtails. I'll double check and make sure there isn't another type of crawling bug on there as well. Mosquito dunks, pyrethrin, neem, azatrol, safer soap, should be able to kill fungus gnats right? Mine aren't dying. Applied imid to a couple house plants to test it out, it's been a few days and I still see flyers. They look more like a fungus gnat but seem pretty hard to get rid of.
Mama - I suspct you didn't interupt the lifecycle - they have to not reach repoductive age thru a compleate from egg to death lifecycle. Miss any group and they will return.
FYI a nymph is most of the time...... yaaada yaaada yaaaada The 'lifecycle' is practically continuous.
I'm not sure what I'm fighting in the way of bugs but they really suck, little brown & black looking things, the plants started looking like they had cal/mag issues & then some of the plant's just died, roots gone!
I got some bayer tree & shrub with IMID in it & sprayed the plants & soil of the plants in veg. last night so I'll see if that kills the bugs off, I hope!!!!!!!!
Root aphids must come free of charge with every bag of Canna coco......... So sad that there is no alternative besides harsh pesticides.
I sprayed the plants & soil of the plants in veg. with the bayer with Imid. & bugs are really reduced in numbers after only a few days, only saw one flyer!!!!!
I'm not saying that the soil drench won't work - I'm just saying step one is 'Identify Pest' - Not 'Nuclear Warfare'.
Buying dehydrated blocks of coco guarantees they will not come with any insects. I break up 15-20 a round, and so i don't deal with MORE bugs. Just sayin'