Springtails In Bonsai Soil

What do they eat.

Springtails in bonsai soil. Don t expect to eliminate them entirely where moist conditions naturally persist. Springtails may also inhabit the soil of houseplants or other moist places inside the house. When the mixture has dried out but has not yet become crumbly replace plant and mixture in the pot. Allowing soils to dry completely before watering prevents them from getting established sending them away in search of wetter territory.

Only about a millimeter long springtails are rarely seen but given the right environmental conditions they can multiply to become a nuisance. They are common in flowerbeds under logs paving stones and landscape timbers. Springtails that infest houseplants are only found in soil that is exceedingly damp or in soil mixes containing high percentages of peat. But they seldom do major damage.

First aid for an overwatered plant remove plant with potting mixture from its pot to allow air to circulate around and dry the mixture. Reduce watering in vegetable or ornamental gardens that host springtails and allow soils to dry completely before watering. Woodpiles are also a common place for springtails to hide. Springtails frequently occur in the soil of potted plants.

Read more about their habitat. Check that drainage holes are clear and that the pot is clean. Springtails are common insects that live in leaf litter compost piles and lawn soils recycling dead plant material into nutrients to fertilize your lawn. They feed on decaying roots and fungi and do not harm living plants but if you have a problem with springtails in.

Inspect the potting soil of every plant you intend to bring home by testing it with your thumbs and watching for springing. Springtails normally live in damp soil.