I took some video, but honestly, unless you maximize to full screen, you can't really even see them. If you could see them, what's useful about this video is that a roly poly bug ambles through and you can compare the size - the roly poly bug looks like a volkwagen compared to the grey soil bugs.
Some other characteristics of these bugs:
- They are fast and if disturbed will hop like fleas
- I have never seen them on any plants, only in the soil
- They do not appear on the surface of the soil. It's only when I dig down a little that I see them.
- Their bodies appear pear-shaped.
- I can't tell how many legs they have
I haven't seen them before and haven't observed them elsewhere in my garden this year. I have a theory that they might be springtails, but I am not sure.
I wonder if they could have been part of the problem with my radishes, because where I'm seeing them is my former radish patch (which was also overrun by ants).
Thoughts?
I have the same, on my bean plants. I don't know were they are from, but I think they might be fungus gnats.
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