---
title: "Bugs in soil? What do? 😭"
description: "Bugs in soil? What do? 😭"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/QzTNYO2mY4zl2tVGDuYp8u"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Squids"
published: "2026-09-28T02:08:30.845071Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/everythingHousePlants.jpg"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md)

# Bugs in soil? What do? 😭

_Posted by Squids on 2026-09-28_

Bugs in soil? What do? 😭

## 2 comments

### Waspinator commented on 2026-09-28

Identifying what kind of bug can help, but in general you'd replace the soil and use a general purpose pesticide

### Jess commented on 2026-09-28

If it’s fungus gnats I would start using some mosquito bits and or spray with some 70% alcohol at night so it can dry before any light hits the plant again

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_