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title: "Help! I watered my indoor Thai Constellation and all these tiny roach…"
description: "Help! I watered my indoor Thai Constellation and all these tiny roach looking things came up from the soil 😩 I applied systemic granules and grabbed a picture…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "MargieD"
published: "2025-10-19T16:47:48.994463Z"
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# Help! I watered my indoor Thai Constellation and all these tiny roach…

_Posted by MargieD on 2025-10-19_

Help! I watered my indoor Thai Constellation and all these tiny roach looking things came up from the soil 😩 I applied systemic granules and grabbed a picture of one.

She has never been outside and I use a chunky soil mix. What are these bugs? And how did she acquire them?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/R4tMuZRwetAnuqp7vKjYHC8p6eYg5qYOVOqHN9DOVeM/aAS1pjw9SB2UQ9KVzKmcpA.webp?size=large)

## 10 comments

### Tom commented on 2025-10-19

Ever a Cockroach nymph / Easton subterranean termite or earwig - Forficula auricularia, ever way strange to see it in an indoor plant, did you do a repot recently

#### MargieD replied on 2025-10-19

Right? I thought that was strange too. No repot recently. Although, she’s gonna get one now 🤣

### Waspinator commented on 2025-10-19

Definitely not an earwig, definitely not a termite. Possibly a roach (some species have that weird two segment thorax), but also not a great match for them (the abdomen would normally have many segments that look like horizontal bands.) It's definitely some kind of beetle, but it's an unusual one

#### MargieD replied on 2025-10-20

The dome shape is making me think beetle too 🤔

### Yup commented on 2025-10-20

Almost has the head of a fly

### plantgeek commented on 2025-10-20

looks like an american cockroach nymph. weird that they're in your pot, but not surprising. roach nymphs will often burrow and they like dark, humid spaces, so chunky soil isn't that crazy of a hiding spot.

#### MargieD replied on 2025-10-20

That was my first thought as well until I read more on the roach vs beetle differences. Either way I was so grossed out that this was in my indoor plant and it has been banished to the outside patio for now 🤢

None of my other plants were affected.

#### plantgeek replied on 2025-10-20

it does look kind of like a beetle, but most beetles don't have those segments in their thoraxes, and i couldn't find a match for a beetle that looked like that. it may just be the lighting causing the confusion.

### Amy commented on 2025-10-21

Hopefully the mysterious critter will find a new home outside of your plant pot or make a nice snack for a little bird. Lol

#### MargieD replied on 2025-10-21

Yes please 🙏🏼

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