Are winged aphids and winged ROOT aphids the same thing??

I've had winged aphids since the beginning of my grow and impossible to eliminate 100% given the fact that Im outdoors and unable to tear down plants around the neighborhood. They haven't posed a single issue that I can notice... yet but just curious if these guys are the same thing. I do control them with neem here n there (rare tbh) but mostly just rely on predatory bugs like wasps, ladybugs, green lacewings, spiders, etc( we have a ton of all of these here). Should I be worried or continue to do what I've been doing? I attached a pic of what the plants looked like 60days ago (also had winged aphids attacking them at the time)and one of now to show that my plant hasnt had problems (not visible at least). I know the diff between fungus gnats and winged aphids. They're def winged aphids (mini exhaust pipes too)

 

Judging by the health of the plant I want to say that they aren't but would like to hear from someone with experience.