No I don't think so these are more round and fat rather than long and skinny. If they have been alive this long in the soil though I don't think they feed on live plants. I've had that soil for a good three or four months sitting in a bag. You would think they would just die off.
It definatley looks more like the hypoaspis miles than the root aphids. I noticed the root aphids have a round head this one has a pointy brown head. It looks almost exactly like that. I'm pretty sure you nailed that one! Once again thanks for your help this forum is so awesome and all of the people here help out a lot. My favorite forum ever!
Thanks I will do that. That way my whole thread isn't about bugs lol. I'll wait a little bit to see if anyone that Spanglish tagged will chime in. If not I'll go over to the live help thread.
It's almost impossible to count this things legs. It moves around to much and I have to use a loupe to see them good. But I think you guys are right that it's a mite. It does look like a little tick so it's a mite for sure. Thanks for stoping in and helping out. Now I can put my worries to rest.:smoking:... count those legs, 'Legend! --mites are part of the Arachnid family, and will have 8 legs,... I think Spanglish has it right though, that body is also all mite (tick-like, right? ticks are also Arachnids),..note that it lacks the segmentation on the abdomen that the aphids do, and aphids have 6 legs like all true Insects do,... since it's a predator, it's a boon to have around!
