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title: "Help! I’ve found these creepy crawlers in BOTH my diffenbachia and my…"
description: "Help! I’ve found these creepy crawlers in BOTH my diffenbachia and my monstera that I purchased from Home Depot and I have no idea what these are. What are…"
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# Help! I’ve found these creepy crawlers in BOTH my diffenbachia and my…

_Pubblicato da Francesca il 2024-04-28_

Help! I’ve found these creepy crawlers in BOTH my diffenbachia and my monstera that I purchased from Home Depot and I have no idea what these are. What are they? Are they harmful? And how do I treat them??

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## 6 commenti

### Hemlock Plants ha commentato il 2024-04-28

My understanding is they’re millipedes and are actually beneficial to the plant/soil. I think they also eat some bad pests like spider mites.

#### Francesca ha risposto il 2024-04-30

Thank you!

### eatyacarbs ha commentato il 2024-04-28

Yeah! No big deal, good for the soil in fact!

#### Francesca ha risposto il 2024-04-30

So glad to hear they are helpful and not hurtful! I was mildly panicked!

### Krista ha commentato il 2024-04-29

They are baby millipedes and are great for soil. They help aerate and only eat detritus (dead, decaying matter), so they will help remove bad roots and all.

#### Francesca ha risposto il 2024-04-30

Woohoo! So good to hear! Thank you. I was VERY worried at first lol.

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