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title: "Hi! I had a chopstick in my plant as a stake and noticed these bugs…"
description: "Hi! I had a chopstick in my plant as a stake and noticed these bugs on the portion that was in the soil. Theyre not anywhere on the plant, only on the…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Brooke"
published: "2026-07-02T12:45:59.974671Z"
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# Hi! I had a chopstick in my plant as a stake and noticed these bugs…

_Posted by Brooke on 2026-07-02_

Hi! I had a chopstick in my plant as a stake and noticed these bugs on the portion that was in the soil. Theyre not anywhere on the plant, only on the chopstick that was in the soil. Upon my research these are springtails and soil mites, which are healthy for my plant? Just curious and wanted to ask here! TIA!

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## 2 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-07-02

do they jump? if so springtails. super common, i have them too. they're kinda cute if u think about it LOL

#### Brooke replied on 2026-07-02

I didn’t notice any jumping, but they moved around fast lol. I’m assuming springtails especially since they were down in the soil with the other soil mites! They are kinda cute 😂 just scared me at first

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