--- title: "Hi guys, I posted a couple days ago that I saw little tiny bugs in my…" description: "Hi guys, I posted a couple days ago that I saw little tiny bugs in my plant. I wasn’t able to take a picture of it until today. They are so tiny. It’s hard to…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/rKl1g85ESsGhqNEs856_xA?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Doll" published: "2024-07-31T19:53:40.651076Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T1TxrQrOWF0YpZfxUfasLUFKGAHTr9aIdpcBDBYxkeU/ReRUQI0nQv2aVOxnhgRinQ.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Hi guys, I posted a couple days ago that I saw little tiny bugs in my… _Doll님이 2024-07-31에 게시함_ Hi guys, I posted a couple days ago that I saw little tiny bugs in my plant. I wasn’t able to take a picture of it until today. They are so tiny. It’s hard to see them. I wish I could play a small video. Can anybody help me they’re very tiny and a little shiny, the smaller circle. You could see a tiny speck that is it thank you so much. I’m waiting for my soil to come in the mail so I could change out the soil.🖤🪴 ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T1TxrQrOWF0YpZfxUfasLUFKGAHTr9aIdpcBDBYxkeU/ReRUQI0nQv2aVOxnhgRinQ.webp?size=large) ## 17개의 댓글 ### k\_ashby\_grows님이 2024-07-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. it’s not a pest, just a small isopod! they eat any decaying things in the soil and help keep it nice and clean ### k\_ashby\_grows님이 2024-07-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. if you’re super worried, try bottom watering instead of pouring water on top. bugs (especially isopods) don’t like dry habitats #### Doll님이 2024-07-31에 답변했습니다. So do you think changing soil would be unnecessary?🤍🪴 #### k\_ashby\_grows님이 2024-08-01에 답변했습니다. it could be, if it would give you some peace of mind then i think it’s worth it! but the lil silver guys are fine, just watch out for fungus gnats (annoying) and fuzzy white aphids, they’ll eat up the stems :/ ### Ria님이 2024-07-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. Is it a springtail (not a pest)? If you gently blow on it, does it bounce up? Those are beneficial to plants 😊 #### Doll님이 2024-07-31에 답변했습니다. I’ll have to check do you mean bounce up like jump? #### Ria님이 2024-07-31에 답변했습니다. Yes, they “spring” up when they have air blown on them or water sprinkled on them. I think they’re really cute lol ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/q6o0C1i43HBKGKTlKO6FeS9g07wKKrkGrmqOJmNwVoU/a5TsstT1SbGnr_u2_iS4lA.webp?size=large) #### Doll님이 2024-07-31에 답변했습니다. Omg, 😩hopefully I’ll feel this way one day!🤍🪴 #### Doll님이 2024-07-31에 답변했습니다. Do they bite or fly? #### Ria님이 2024-07-31에 답변했습니다. They are part of your plants ecosystem and feed only off the compost's properties and avoiding the plant's healthy tissue and are harmless to humans (don’t bite/fly nor spread diseases or anything). ### Adrian님이 2024-07-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. I agree that it could be an isopod or springtail, which are usually harmless, but if they look more like cottony things, or more like this white spot on your plant, it is possible they’re mealybugs. They tend to show up on the undersides of leaves, if that helps. ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/CQyscbeN5f0KZltdaSyx3VQZZh8uHYoaKDmCZlFICjE/c-mEyPeBQ_yZInl-9BCxpA.webp?size=large) #### Doll님이 2024-07-31에 답변했습니다. No they don’t look like that. Thank goodness.🤍🪴thank you . #### Adrian님이 2024-07-31에 답변했습니다. Thank goodness 😮‍💨 you’re probably fine, then. I definitely agree that bottom watering could help if you don’t care for them being in there. I started bottom watering all my indoor plants and I haven’t had a pest issue since #### Doll님이 2024-07-31에 답변했습니다. So do I just let them be? Will it affect the others?🤍🪴😩 #### Adrian님이 2024-07-31에 답변했습니다. The other bugs, or other plants? I think you can let them be, but if you wanna try bottom watering for any other plants that have the same insects, you can see if it changes their reappearance for you. Isopods and springtails are typically beneficial (and isopods are what roly-pollies are!), so there’s not much need to remove them unless they really upset you. Isopods in particular are often put in terrariums and ecospheres. #### Doll님이 2024-08-01에 답변했습니다. Thank you for all the info. I really helps me be at ease. 🤍🪴 and knowing they are beneficial is good.🤍🪴 _앱에 답글이 1개 더 있습니다._ --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_