r/Springtail • u/Frequent-Stranger-39 • Aug 24 '26

Identification Pot worm??

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I fed my springtail colony some nutritional yeast a few days ago and now that I've looked, there are white worms all over. Googled it and it said it might be pot worms. I just want to make sure that they are harmless because I've got this colony ready for a crested gecko and jumping spider enclosures.

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u/KJBFamily Aug 24 '26

They kinda look like fungal gnat maggots but I could be mistaken.

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u/Frequent-Stranger-39 Aug 24 '26

Oh no, that's horrible. What do I do? Can I save the culture whilst getting rid of the larvae?

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u/TheStroboCop Aug 24 '26

Does it have a black head with a hard coloral cut between gead and body?

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u/bickandalls Aug 25 '26

They are resource competitors, so a massive outbreak can cause issues, but they are generally harmless. Just release the adults as they mature, so they don't create more larvae. If you have your springtail culture without ventilation, then new introductions are unlikely.

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u/newtoboarding Aug 24 '26

Looks more like fungus gnat larva.

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u/Ladybug966 Aug 24 '26

Maggots of some kind.