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title: "There are a bunch of tiny bugs on the bottom of my Rattlesnake…"
description: "There are a bunch of tiny bugs on the bottom of my Rattlesnake Calathea. I assume they’re not thrips since they’re not on the leaves… Are these just fungus…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Mia"
published: "2025-12-07T00:26:00.816303Z"
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# There are a bunch of tiny bugs on the bottom of my Rattlesnake…

_Posted by Mia on 2025-12-07_

There are a bunch of tiny bugs on the bottom of my Rattlesnake Calathea. I assume they’re not thrips since they’re not on the leaves… Are these just fungus gnats that haven’t reached maturity??

I did the hydrogen peroxide treatment on the plant just in case.

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## 2 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2025-12-07

my guess is springtails. i have them everywhere and they look like that. they aren't harmful at all, they actually eat decaying material. as long as you only see them on or right after watering days you're fine, but if they're all the way at the top of the surface all the time you might have a problem with the roots.

#### Mia replied on 2025-12-07

Thank you!

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