[Killietalk] Bugs in my grindal worms

["Tony Kline" <tkline at sunlink_net>]

Hi All:

Two months ago I sat up some grindal worm cultures using half peat moss and half African violet soil. Both media are Miraclegro products. I also added a small amount of Carib Sea Aragonite (Reef Sand) to raise the pH. I feed the worms trout chow. The cultures are doing very well, however, within the past two weeks I notice thousands of tiny white balls that appear to be about 1/2 mm or less in size. Under the microscope the whiteness is actually semi transparent (same color as the grindals). To me they look like aphids. The body is a big ball and very small head. There are six or eight legs and a small amount a hairs around the body.
Can someone identify them and is there a treatment to rid the culture of them without destroying the grindals?  Your help would be much appreciated.

All the best,
Tony Kline
Northumberland, Pa.

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