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title: "Neem oil not killing pesky little bugs in soil in my croton plant…"
description: "Neem oil not killing pesky little bugs in soil in my croton plant what should I do?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Tianna"
published: "2024-06-30T22:38:19.172849Z"
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# Neem oil not killing pesky little bugs in soil in my croton plant…

_Tianna님이 2024-06-30에 게시함_

Neem oil not killing pesky little bugs in soil in my croton plant what should I do?

## 9개의 댓글

### eatyacarbs님이 2024-06-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

sounds like fungus gnats — you’ll need mosquito bits or dunks

### Tianna님이 2024-06-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I don’t think they’re gnats…they’re white very tiny creepy crawler things. They don’t look like any of the commons pests mention and they’re not really destroying my plants either

### Lynda님이 2024-06-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

How about a photograph so we can actually see these pesky little things?  
😊💚🪴

### Jbear13님이 2024-06-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Perhaps springtails? 🤔 they’re just little bug-moles that help break down organic matter in the soil and give a bit of natural fertilizer lol google will give you lots of helpful info on these! I know they’re so tiny tho, very hard to see what they really look like with the naked eye but they kind of use a little tail to “spring” themselves around the soil 🧐🧐

### eatyacarbs님이 2024-06-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Yeah let’s see ‘em!!

### Wolfie님이 2024-07-01에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Oh, are they like the ones in the picture? These are soil mites. I am facing this problem as well. Im using Neem Oil to see how that works, but ive done a little research and apparently you can either repot or use diatomaceous earth.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/dO9soeIO0MFsPczvoSTO4FcPcngG1szPQeNnunWWjrY/ogLQe2DqRceletUqbAVslg.webp?size=large)

#### Tianna님이 2024-07-01에 답변했습니다.

Maybe a little skinner? And longer

### Tianna님이 2024-07-01에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Yes!!!!

### Courtney님이 2024-07-01에 댓글을 남겼어요.

for soil mites I have to fully change the soil, give it a very good rinse, and then spray the roots with hydrogen peroxide. but you could also just leave them be if they aren’t damaging the plant, they will help keep other pests like thrips away

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