Hi! Just wanted to ask for help if these bugs are safe for my plant or should I do anything to remove them. My avocado is also kind of wilting which might be due to other reasons but I wanted to know if these bugs might affect the health of my avocado.
I water it only when the soil is dry. Mostly every 2 or 3 days. I am also using purified water for my avocado. It gets sun since it sits beside a huge window.
Also, I’m new to planting/gardening. Thank you!
by Relative_Reading4833
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Also adding a photo of my avocado and the leaves which are starting to wilt. Thank you!
https://preview.redd.it/tz1larrl7xjf1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6441131e393ed4db58463556f88fe6884e485b5a
Soil mites or springtails, hard to tell from the video but looks more lite soil mites, or both. They are harmless beneficial, eats decaying matter. Good to have around.
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You’ve got basic soil mites. They’re not a danger to the plant, they eat organic matter in the soil and their pee and poop is fertilizer.
Soil mites – One of the ideal ingredients of a beneficial living soil.
Too many can be harmful. I would let it dry out or repot to decrease the numbers since you have very many. Personally, I only see them when I water and I see a handful run to the surface. Just my opinion, but the yellowing leaves are a red flag. Which could be also lack of fertilizer, but you have a ton of critters there! Best of luck!