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title: "Nearly microscopic white bugs crawling on the tops of my pots and in…"
description: "Nearly microscopic white bugs crawling on the tops of my pots and in my moss pole but not on my plants. Wondering, is this too small to be mealy bugs? They’re…"
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author: "Evil Plant Dad"
published: "2023-12-24T06:01:34.458Z"
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# Nearly microscopic white bugs crawling on the tops of my pots and in…

_Evil Plant Dad님이 2023-12-24에 게시함_

Nearly microscopic white bugs crawling on the tops of my pots and in my moss pole but not on my plants.

Wondering, is this too small to be mealy bugs? They’re almost too small for the eye to see.

I have been googling and can’t tell if it’s springtails, soil mites, mealy bugs or what

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fs3DSLffppJMqyQA4_c5AWI8_gqDeE1o_Njg6yZre_Q/20e470b08ed843659ce408beb2626969.webp?size=large)

## 댓글 1개

### Sunny님이 2023-12-24에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Those could also be aphids and white flies as well as mealy bugs.

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