--- title: "Hey guys just wondering how can I control the number of soil mites? I…" description: "Hey guys just wondering how can I control the number of soil mites? I have an abundance of them that have spawned in over night… I read that unlike spider…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/ELL5X3QgRtGyvPBcWZ9F6A?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Kayde" published: "2024-05-31T23:41:47.984543Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/7tyJU5DDvRLWCO1ACvmGGopgHB7FXYENM8FPFt5yiy0/wQMO-jhaQO6Wqe9Xfqap3Q.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Hey guys just wondering how can I control the number of soil mites? I… _Kayde님이 2024-05-31에 게시함_ Hey guys just wondering how can I control the number of soil mites? I have an abundance of them that have spawned in over night… I read that unlike spider mites, soil mites are harmless and beneficial (they’re definitely soil mites as there’s none on the leaves of any of my plants but loads in the soil and my plants all seem healthy) but there’s so many of them running around the pot, it’s not a pretty sight and it’s making me itch😂 So is there a way to reduce them? Sorry for the bad photo they’re so tiny! ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/7tyJU5DDvRLWCO1ACvmGGopgHB7FXYENM8FPFt5yiy0/wQMO-jhaQO6Wqe9Xfqap3Q.webp?size=large) ## 11개의 댓글 ### Catrabelle님이 2024-06-01에 댓글을 남겼어요. Well, I would just say to leave them alone, if there not doing any harm. If it escalates then ask someone else who knows more. Hope this helps! ### S.R님이 2024-06-01에 댓글을 남겼어요. I’ve never done it but, I have read about people making up a solution of water and insecticidal soap or water and hydrogen peroxide. You can use the solution to submerge and soak the whole plant pot soil and all, or to water I think. ### Krista님이 2024-06-01에 댓글을 남겼어요. Can you get a better picture of an individual? They might not be soil mites but may be springtails, which are good to have. Based on the blurred image when I zoom in, they do seem more like mites, but it may be good to know for sure. To tell the difference, mites are rounder with 8 legs and no antenna because they are arachnids. Springtails are more rice-shaped and have antenna. #### Kayde님이 2024-06-02에 답변했습니다. I can’t get a closer picture of them but I think they might actually be springtails then tbh, these have really long antenna, that’s the only thing I can distinguish about them😂 #### Kayde님이 2024-06-02에 답변했습니다. Here’s a better pic, they definitely have antenna but they also seem rounder than rice like so idk ahah ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/7tyJU5DDvRLWCO1ACvmGGopgHB7FXYENM8FPFt5yiy0/8NowW6zLRRCm4VeynlYk3Q.webp?size=large) #### Krista님이 2024-06-02에 답변했습니다. Hmm. Definitely not a mite for sure with the long antenna, but the body shape is a tiny bit round for a springtail. I can ask my son when he wakes up. He works as an invertebrate keeper at the New Orleans Insectarium and is the bigger expert. He should be up sometime in the next 3 hours 😆… it’s his day off. #### Kayde님이 2024-06-02에 답변했습니다. That’s what I was thinking! There’s an abundance of them just crawling the soil - they don’t go up on my plants at all they stay on the soil or climb around the plastic pots so I’m very unsure, thank you so much! A little lie in is due for him then😂 #### Krista님이 2024-06-02에 답변했습니다. Ok, so I got his opinion and he confirmed what I had researched earlier: that there are globular springtails that are more round. They seem a bit bigger than regular springtails, but I can’t find any good info on the difference in size. Another insect it could be are root aphids. They are roundish and have 6 legs and antenna. One way you can try to tell for sure is that springtails got their name for a reason: they like to “spring” or jump. You can try to make them jump by gently blowing on them or putting your finger or a stick by them. Don’t worry, they aren’t like fleas and don’t jump far 😁. As a side note, I didn’t know this, but globular springtails are super cute ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/deXorcq2VXXtP14-BlwhBmSvAoGn-GONFDP3hPuOhak/udOwnUFIROqtUx_OAYIrFA.webp?size=large) _앱에서 3개의 답글 더 보기_ --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_