Please help!!!

[mayalof]

I bought a Monstera deliciosa from a guy yestreday. Got home and found some tiny (around 1mm) bugs in the soil. I can't see any signs of them on the leaves or stems, but the soil has many. Please help me identify them and if you know how to treat them, PLEASE HELP! Any answers are very much appreciated! See pictures of them below

 

[Chuck]

I think they are soil mites. I cannot tell from the pictures if they have 6 or 8 legs. If they have 8 legs they are mites. If 6 legs they are root aphids. Soil mites are harmless and help decompose organic matter in the soil. If aphids they are harmful and suck juice from the roots. You can control root aphids by using a Neem Oil soil drench. Mix 2 oz of fresh Neem per gallon of water and water your plant with this.

 

[Marck]

These are good photos, especially the second shot. This is a soil mite (likely Oribatida, Acari). It is part of the typical decomposition fauna of organic matter in soil. Letting soil dry more between irrigation will reduce their numbers. They do not feed on living plants. Most mites have eight legs, but larvae have six, and the Superfamily Eriophyoidea, which includes many of the Gall Mites, have only four legs.

 

[mayalof]

These are good photos, especially the second shot. This is a soil mite (likely Oribatida, Acari). It is part of the typical decomposition fauna of organic matter in soil. Letting soil dry more between irrigation will reduce their numbers. They do not feed on living plants. Most mites have eight legs, but larvae have six, and the Superfamily Eriophyoidea, which includes many of the Gall Mites, have only four legs.

Ok. Thank you for taking your time to answer!

 

[mayalof]

I think they are soil mites. I cannot tell from the pictures if they have 6 or 8 legs. If they have 8 legs they are mites. If 6 legs they are root aphids. Soil mites are harmless and help decompose organic matter in the soil. If aphids they are harmful and suck juice from the roots. You can control root aphids by using a Neem Oil soil drench. Mix 2 oz of fresh Neem per gallon of water and water your plant with this.

Ok. Thanks for taking your time to answer Chuck!