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What are these little creatures I keep finding in my houseplant soil?

roma.schwiOFBwII1c

roma.schwiOFBwII1c Posts: 3

February 2021 in Problem solving

https://imgur.com/a/99ONmqt

(Please don't delete, I'm unsure how to attach video links"

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BobTheGardener Posts: 11,385

February 2021 edited February 2021

I think they are soil mites:
https://indoorhomegarden.com/fast-moving-white-bugs-in-your-soil-common-houseplant-bugs-🐛/
I can't count the legs in the video, but if they have 8 they will be a mite and if 6 they may be root aphids.

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