Anybody know what creepy crawlies is in my attar of roses pelargonium?
Had them a few weeks ago, sprayed with soapy water. They died.
This morning they were back.
The plant is just a tiny little baby, I'm worried it's something that'll kill the plant.
Update:
Thanks everyone! I've done a good round of Google -ing now on springtails. Definitely looks like the case .
The plant doesn't seem to mind, but I'll keep in mind not to overwater the little baby .
Thank you for your advise!
They look like springtails to me. I use springtails and isopods in my gecko's terrarium as a clean up crew.
The isopods eat the poop while the springtails eat any mold that would grow in moist conditions. I do have plants in there too so all that bug poop goes right back into the soil to be reused.
They can't survive outside of a moist environment for long and will simply dry out. I have no idea how harmful they are to plants alone but at least you don't have to worry about mold.