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title: "I recently got a croton Petra for my room, and after a few weeks I…"
description: "I recently got a croton Petra for my room, and after a few weeks I noticed a bunch of little black bugs in the bottom of the pot. He’s also been a bit droopy…"
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# I recently got a croton Petra for my room, and after a few weeks I…

_anja님이 2026-10-02에 게시함_

I recently got a croton Petra for my room, and after a few weeks I noticed a bunch of little black bugs in the bottom of the pot. He’s also been a bit droopy and faded, which might also be because of a lack of light (I ordered a grow light for him.) does anyone know what the bugs are and if they’re harming my plant?

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vpUUOETnKIlUYYsIyhYCN_MK56vagCRXaCwszJ3lnfM/a-dBIA_6TIululU2j8M6vg.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vpUUOETnKIlUYYsIyhYCN_MK56vagCRXaCwszJ3lnfM/jmUxioMBSYS9b2yo2CfDww.webp?size=large)

## 8개의 댓글

### Nikiller님이 2026-10-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I can’t quite tell because it’s not the most clear photo, but they look like fungus gnats. Technically the larvae feed on the root system but most plants grow faster than any fungus gnat problem can cause problems. The adults are just obnoxious

#### anja님이 2026-10-02에 답변했습니다.

Thank you! Glad to know they aren’t a huge problem

#### Nikiller님이 2026-10-02에 답변했습니다.

I had a pandemic of them recently and never noticed a single plant struggle. Meanwhile we’re all swatting 2-10 gnats away from us at all times. Luckily I’ve risked some plants health a couple times back to back by letting the soil dry out more than the plants are used to which killed off most of the eggs and larvae

### plantgeek님이 2026-10-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

i agree with gnats. i had a few plants that were NOT going to be able to outgrow the feeding of the larvae, i watered with diluted hydrogen peroxide to kill the larvae and sprayed everything down with castile soap \& neem. haven't seen one since, it's been several days.

#### anja님이 2026-10-03에 답변했습니다.

Thanks for the tip!

### golden knights fan님이 2026-10-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

That ain’t a fiddle leaf fig buddy

#### anja님이 2026-10-03에 답변했습니다.

No it’s a croton petra. Who said fiddle leaf fig?

#### golden knights fan님이 2026-10-03에 답변했습니다.

Sorry, the post under it. I got confused

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