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title: "hi planties! i need some help :( i went to water my smaller heart…"
description: "hi planties! i need some help :( i went to water my smaller heart leaf philo today and this small clear orb was on the top of the soil? this is the first one…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "sarita"
published: "2024-03-23T14:48:20.917455Z"
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# hi planties! i need some help :( i went to water my smaller heart…

_sarita님이 2024-03-23에 게시함_

hi planties! i need some help :(

i went to water my smaller heart leaf philo today and this small clear orb was on the top of the soil?

this is the first one ive found in my plants and it looks to me like an egg? there was a tiny white bug i saw when i pulled it out, but i don’t see any movement otherwise to catch a pic.

can someone help me identify this and help with next steps to avoid an infestation? i have ~50 plants and most within close range of each other.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/YemI4K1MBAAkElBiimgc4WyNnMuc2od3fzgJyOqV0lk/tJprudtLS_2aCDKE3fkwZw.webp?size=large)

## 9개의 댓글

### kalli님이 2024-03-23에 댓글을 남겼어요.

there is clear fertilizer balls that they put in some potting soil mixes, is it soft or hard ?

#### sarita님이 2024-03-23에 답변했습니다.

that’s what i thought to! one of the fertilizers i have does have them, but i didn’t think they expanded much (i have no idea really)

i didn’t want to touch it, but it seemed a lil squishy. i threw it in the trash and it’s lost :(

thank you for your help! if i find another ill be better about the pic and squishing it

#### kalli님이 2024-03-23에 답변했습니다.

It’s okay 👍🏼 you could do a diluted hydrogen peroxide mix and add it to the soil if you’re worried about eggs of any kind, it also prevents fungus gnats. If you look up “hydrogen peroxide plants” on tiktok there is so many videos of people explaining the benefits

### kalli님이 2024-03-23에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Do you still have it and can take a different pic of it on a damp paper towel ?

### sarita님이 2024-03-23에 댓글을 남겼어요.

here’s what the fertilizer looks like though? i’d say the orb was about twice the size of the dry ones and didn’t have any of the color. i started using this fertilizer a month or so ago, so i might be paranoid. if it is just that thank goodness lol

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/YemI4K1MBAAkElBiimgc4WyNnMuc2od3fzgJyOqV0lk/_bQlDnFnRyOjHMygYiw9fQ.webp?size=large)

### 🧚 Laura 🧚님이 2024-03-23에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I had this same fear the first time I saw them but after hours of rabbitholing I was very confident they’re just fertilizer balls :)

#### sarita님이 2024-03-23에 답변했습니다.

thank you!! i’ve definitely been rabbitholing 😂

### Lana Layne 🌺🪴🪻🌵🌸님이 2024-03-23에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It’s probably fertilizer… it expands once water hits it

### sarita님이 2024-03-23에 댓글을 남겼어요.

thank you all 🩷 i’m totally gaslighting myself into thinking i have pests lol

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