I top dressed with a little fresh soil with some of this product mixed in a week or so ago.
And today i noticed lots of spring tails which im use to seeing, but then there’s tons of these tiny clear worms that I can’t identify
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When i dig around some, the chunks of the bio-tone are absolutely stuffed with the worms. They are definitely likeing something in the chunks over the soil
But good or bad?
Pinworms are actually a threat to humans as we can get infected with them, so if it’s Pinworms i need to do something to get rid if them, if its beneficial nematodes, then i want to grow more of them 
Anyone have any ideas 
I took some samples to monitor and see if they change over time and maybe it’s some sorta larva, but they look like tiny clear earth worms sorta.
Not like any larva I’ve experienced before
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Doing a quick search online showed something similar called “pot worms” supposedly good for soil.
You’ll have to look them up and see if they match up.
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Beneficial nematodes are microscopic.
I recently applied them to my pots as a preventative to control the bad nematodes and fungus gnats and a hundred other things.
You can find out more looking up natures good guys dot com or arbico Organics dot com. I got the 3 species mix 5 million count and treated my 8 pots split over 2 applications a couple weeks apart.
You might have these but not sure…
Pot worms
Pot worms thrive in moist compost – and while they’re not as destructive as some of the worms on this list, these white wigglers can eat away at your plants and out-compete other, more beneficial beasties. Much like tiger worms, they can be beneficial – in that they can aerate your soil. They are commonly confused alongside other white worms in your soil.
Pot worms are sometimes confused with grub worms, though this species generally looks like tiny pieces of thread crawling around your soil. Unlike other species in this guide, you should only really remove pot worms if they are starting to overpopulate your bed or container.
Pot worms dislike alkaline soil, meaning it may be prudent to add organic mulch to change the pH. Alternatively, consider removing the topsoil if populations are out of control and using neem oil as a deterrent.
I’ve seen them discuss using Neem oil or mustard seed meal.
I’ve recently gotten some mustard seed meal and mixed it into my soil after doing a bit of research on using it.
I had something similar some years back and posted pics on my journal but they were physically larger but may have been that small but didn’t notice them.
Hope this helps
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A quick read on wiki and i think you may be right.
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I don’t usely grow in soil, I like coco-coir and salts better
But i been trying to keep mother plants in soil and grow clones from them.
Sanitary systems are just easy, organics is to much going on with so much biological activity
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I mixed some Mosquito bits up just incase any of the bugs are bad
I also started 2 ilgm Zkittles in the same soil I top dressed a Black sugar I had been “housing” for a few months now. The Black Sugar is what I saw them in, haven’t seen them in the seedlings, but the seedlings soil hasn’t ever been drenched like the bigger plant.
Good or bad I don’t like them
I can’t help but be worried that they can’t be good for the fresh sprouts
Fed the ones in my “samples” today, they was getting dry and I saw no movement.
Till i added a few drops of water and they came to life
They look like oily nat larvae…
Do you have a nat problem?
If thats what they are , they will eat your root’s…
I haven’t seen any, it’s very possible the eggs was in the soil I top dressed with.
It had been outside open, hopefully the BT stops any from making it to adults
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I get em in soil, pot worms, a sign of good organic material. Perfectly natural somehow you caused them to breed a lot not seen those numbers ever
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If you want them, next time you see one add some of this.
They was clearly gravitated to the chucks of it i had top dressed with a few days maybe a week prior.
When digging around they was in the soil but anytime I’d see a nice size chunck of “pellet”, the pellet would be absolutely infested with them, to many to count
