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title: "You can't see it well in the picture, but I was going to water my…"
description: "You can't see it well in the picture, but I was going to water my American rubber plant, Justin, and I felt the soil to see if I should water it or not when I…"
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author: "Ava"
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# You can't see it well in the picture, but I was going to water my…

_Geplaatst door Ava op 2024-06-13_

You can't see it well in the picture, but I was going to water my American rubber plant, Justin, and I felt the soil to see if I should water it or not when I noticed a few tiny white dots that were crawling on the soil. What are these, are they harmful, and what should I do about them? Thanks.

![Bijlage 1 van 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/verwdD5rVOnTOYqfxs-9C7x2e4ActgheCLOtpJrq5pc/2dh7TjBDS2eNCayyYrAhuA.webp?size=large)

![Bijlage 2 van 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/verwdD5rVOnTOYqfxs-9C7x2e4ActgheCLOtpJrq5pc/R15M-Wm1Tz2KiEWXaj7YoQ.webp?size=large)

## 5 reacties

### Sydnei reageerde op 2024-06-13

they may be fungus gnats. is the soil moist?

#### Ava antwoordde op 2024-06-13

Yes

#### Sydnei antwoordde op 2024-06-15

in case you aren’t aware, wait until the soil is dry to water. add a little cinnamon at the top of the soil and bottom water next time if you can. that should help if they are fungus gnats.

### Jbear13 reageerde op 2024-06-13

They look a bit like spring tails to me! Try searching these on google. Very common and will not harm your plants🙌

#### Ava antwoordde op 2024-06-13

Ok good! Thank you

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