HELP!! anyone know what kind of bugs these are and what i can do??

:) i am a new plant lover. this year i have grown lots of fun things both inside :) and outside my little nyc apartment. inside i have small basil, dill, catnip, :) and majoram plants. they are lovely, resiliant and have given me great joy. :) however, i have recently noticed some nearly microscopic tiny white worm like :) creatures swimming around when i water the plants. they cannot be seen unless :) there water floating on top of the soil (even then, the light has to hit it :) just right to even notice that they exsist). they move around, squirm, and even :) jump around attop the water. i do not know what to do... i don't know if they :) are harmful to the plants (or to me if i comsume the herbs). i have no idea :) what to do... please help!!!

Can't tell what they might be by the pictures so it might be easier to gather some up and run them to a local nursery. Guessing would be the maggots grom fungas gnats, but I would think with large numbers of them you would be well aware of the gnats flying about. Springtails or one of the psocids can also be found in soil, a web search may help you compare them to what you have.

Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!

Dancing dog is back!

:) i am a new plant lover. this year i have grown lots of fun things both inside :) and outside my little nyc apartment. inside i have small basil, dill, catnip, :) and majoram plants. they are lovely, resiliant and have given me great joy. :) however, i have recently noticed some nearly microscopic tiny white worm like :) creatures swimming around when i water the plants. they cannot be seen unless :) there water floating on top of the soil (even then, the light has to hit it :) just right to even notice that they exsist). they move around, squirm, and even :) jump around attop the water. i do not know what to do... i don't know if they :) are harmful to the plants (or to me if i comsume the herbs). i have no idea :) what to do... please help!!!

Can't tell what they might be by the pictures so it might be easier to gather some up and run them to a local nursery. Guessing would be the maggots grom fungas gnats, but I would think with large numbers of them you would be well aware of the gnats flying about. Springtails or one of the psocids can also be found in soil, a web search may help you compare them to what you have.

Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!

Dancing dog is back!

I might try some Safer Soap. Spray them good once every 3-4 days for a month and see if that clears them up.

Kate