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Posted 4Y ago by @GrandGrass

Help! Are these harmful??

Hi! I was just checking on my house plant and noticed these 😭
I found these bugs which are actually tiny and barely visible to the eye. They're white, almost see through. They're just walking around in the soil.
Does anyone know what they are and if they are harmful?

Apologies for the blurry images.
#help #elkhornfern #staghornfern #houseplant soilmix">#soilmix #pestcontrol
Best Answer
@Nataleaf
Natalie
4614 XP
4Y ago
@Nataleaf
Probably just springtails. Beneficial/harmless, they eat decaying soil matter.
@Acollision
Alison
3274 XP
4Y ago
@Acollision
I believe that those are fungus gnat larvae, and they can be harmful but not the most harmful to plants. I would try to bottom water, water with some hydrogen peroxide and get the yellow sticky traps for the adults cuz they fly around & are attracted to yellow
@cjred
CJ
6260 XP
3Y ago
@cjred
Looks like this?
@cjred
CJ
6260 XP
3Y ago
@cjred
And this?
@AmazingOnion
Auke
55 XP
3Y ago
@AmazingOnion
Yea these bugs ar harming plant bugs ðŸ˜