So I k ow this is an old thread, but I have some pix of this for you guys to ponder over. Happened to notice my Mr.Nice didn't pop above ground with the rest of my seedlings. I dug up the seed, and it broke open very easily. Thanks inside I found a mass of writhing worms and what looked like spider mites or some kind of mite. I noticed noone had any answers here about it, other than fungus gnats prevention.. but this is on a different level than fungus that protection, I'm convinced it's something about the seeds. I had 4 seedlings germinated and put in soil all the same way, and only the me.nice had this problem.. anyone actually know what they are? They were actually inside the seed, not in the soil/media...