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Old 07-05-2020, 12:33 PM
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Question Extremely tiny transparent bugs in the soil?

Hi everyone.
This is my first time having orchids and I read so much information all the time but I couldn't find anything at all about these microscopic bugs in my orchid.

They are many and very tiny, a bit transparent pale yellow/white. They've got tiny antennas and move extremely fast. They stay only in the soil and appear after I water the orchid and run fast on the surface. The only bug I think they look similar to is montdorensis, but i personally have never seen those myself.

I'm sure they aren't thrips, my first orchid came with very bad infestation and I got rid of them but lost all of the blooms.
They aren't springtails too, I've seen those and they are jumpy, while the tiny fellas in my soil just run quick and are kind of oval like a tiny spider.
They don't think they look like a root aphid.

Background info: I have all of my 3 phal orchids in this new bark media (all 3 potted from the same bag) but only one has these bugs. I didn't keep any of the old bark, cleaned and disinfected the roots too before the repot. I've noticed the bugs a week ago and I don't see any damage. The only thing is one of the older blooms, a petal is completely dry and not the whole bloom.

If anyone has any Idea what those bugs are, I'm freaking out a little not knowing if they are bad.

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