Bugs In Bonsai Soil

Most of the time just letting the soil dry out a bit gets rid of them.
Bugs in bonsai soil. But they re virtually harmless and easy to control. If you notice little flying bugs around your indoor plants and trees you probably have fungus gnats. Too much or too little soil can also lead to drainage issues. Aphids are one of the most common bonsai pests.
These are one of the most common bonsai tree pests and are sometimes referred to as plant lice. Small trees have less room and as these insects reproduce they can soon take over your plant. Gnats are a pretty common problem with bonsai trees because of the constant watering and therefore moist soil conditions. There are quite a few of them and they are silver white.
If your bonsai plant is already outdoors place it near these areas so the parasitic wasps can eat the bugs on your. Problems with soil can arise if the tree is not purchased from a specialist bonsai nursery or if the wrong type of soil is used when re potting. Aphids suck important juices or sap. If these flies are also seen coming out of the soil around your tree you probably have fungus gnats.
I have attached two pictures below. Gnats are a pretty common problem with bonsai trees because of the constant watering and therefore moist soil conditions. If these flies are also seen coming out of the soil around your tree you probably have fungus gnats. Try to identify the insects either by photographing them and asking for advice at on online bonsai forum or by comparing the insects you see with the pictures below.
Bonsai trees do not grow well at all in regular potting soil as they require much better drainage and aeration than this type of soil allows. But they re virtually harmless and easy to control. Hence the name fungus gnats. Gnats can be a common problem in plants kept indoors including bonsai.
One is just a zoomed in version of the other. Types of common bonsai tree pests. Their young feed off the fungus in the soil. Most of the time just letting the soil dry out a bit gets rid of them.
I noticed there are these tiny bugs in the soil of my bonsai when i was picking up some fallen leaves. Sometimes called greenflies aphids are soft bodied insects that love sap.