Root disease of some kind?

[sammysnake]

Thankfully this is not on my cannabis hydro grow but rather a hydroponic garden wall I am experimenting with. The net cups are not too removable at this stage because of aggressive root formations but this is a shot near one of the drain spouts back to the reserviour. It kind of looks like a mold growth, but the translucent sphere structures are interesting. Has anyone here encountered anything like this?

For my own peace of mind, would be nice if was just some type of nutrient salt crystallization.

Garden wall: (1 girl, top middle

 

[Scientific]

"Translucent sphere structures" have me thinking something biological, and probably insect eggs of some kind? Have you fished one out to have a closer look?

 

[sammysnake]

Unfortunately you're right. They're bugs!!
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After a little bit of googling, appears to be a root aphid?

 

[Scientific]

Nice video! Six legs, so an insect and not a mite, I guess. I have no idea if they'll do any harm (besides the ick factor...). They might just be eating bits of algae or smaller beasties.

So, naturalists observe, a flea
Has smaller fleas that on him prey;
And these have smaller still to bite 'em,
And so proceed ad infinitum.
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