little white soil bugs

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missmary

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I noticed some very little white flea-looking bugs in my soil that don't jump. they are not on my leaves and there is no damage to my leaves or stems. the bugs just seem to dig and crawl in the soil of 2 of my plants. Does anyone know what they are and if they are harmful? If they're harmful will neem oil take care of it, my babies just started flowering so I dont want to mess them up.
 
zeroninja84

zeroninja84

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make a 50 50 solution of water and isopropyl alcohol n spray em, if the jump then then they are springtails, ive got them too, n it would seem that they are actually a good thing to have. Ive got em too n the only time i ever saw them jump was when i was spraying them wit the solution which they hate. but then i found out that there beneficial cuz they eat bacteria in the soil that would otherwise harm/hinder your plant.
 
joker152

joker152

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i got the same problem with the three plants i just setup in my closet, and its weird cause the i am using the same soil and everything as the plants in my garage, i was even veggin these three down there for a week in the little cardboard cube things from walmart and the plants in my garage dont have any of these. if they are good they can stay but im preparing for the worst
 
amsterdayum

amsterdayum

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sounds like springtails not 100% though so heres a pic if this is what u have they shouldnt be a problem they feed on decaying organic matter
 

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Thanksfortheinfo

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joker152 said:
i got the same problem with the three plants i just setup in my closet, and its weird cause the i am using the same soil and everything as the plants in my garage, i was even veggin these three down there for a week in the little cardboard cube things from walmart and the plants in my garage dont have any of these. if they are good they can stay but im preparing for the worst
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Ive also got small bugs in my soil but they dont look like the picture up above.


Did these bugs end up harming your plant?
 
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fizzyblazer

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I have tiny white flea looking things on my plant on the leafs, Its not the bug that you have a picture up ^^^ there smaller like fleas, i think they might be eating the leafs but what are they and how do i get rid of them? Trying to get a picture but there to tiny???????
 
Coho

Coho

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Look at pics of symphilids maybe. Kill em. or another is springtails (less harmful).
 
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