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title: "I found some strange bugs crawling around my African violets soil. It…"
description: "I found some strange bugs crawling around my African violets soil. It was so small I could hardly tell what it was or get a picture of it (they were smaller…"
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author: "Paige"
published: "2023-11-17T15:36:03.849Z"
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# I found some strange bugs crawling around my African violets soil. It…

_Posted by Paige on 2023-11-17_

I found some strange bugs crawling around my African violets soil. It was so small I could hardly tell what it was or get a picture of it (they were smaller than a flea). They looked kind of brown / white but I can’t for the life of me, figure out what they were. Anyone have any ideas on what it might be?

## 2 comments

### Iwetmyplants🌱 commented on 2023-11-17

They are more than likely springtails and they are completely harmless. Maybe google springtail and see if that is what you got

### Iwetmyplants🌱 commented on 2023-11-17

Usually letting the soil get extremely dry makes them want to vacate

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