Beside the odd spider, I don't often find bugs on my succulents. But I do a quick check whenever I bring them inside for long periods (months).

This title makes me sad:(. I do NOT want winter to come, and I don't even have to deal with snow.

I wish the seasons went Fall, Spring, Summer, Fall, Spring, Summer, you get ther pattern;).

Yes, sometimes just bugs hanging out and sometimes parasites. What I learned to do when I brought them in was to use a small LED flashlight and look closely at the nooks and crannies, especially the undersides. Clean them up well, removing any dead or scruffy leaves. I didn't know about "bare rooting," and would brush away as much soil as possible in the top of the pot. I think a lot depends on what they're growing in. If its inorganic and/or fir bark I'd expect few problems from parasites who use soil for part of their life cycle.

Get northern hemisphere plants and keep them in a greenhouse year around.

Thanks for your replies. :)

@kara I hear ya! I feel like I'm still waiting for summer to start...we've had too much rain so far to feel like consistent hot sunny days...

My plants are out most of the time, but when I bring them in, I don't even think to look for bugs and rarely see them. The area where they sit on the patio is clean. They don't sit on the ground.

What insects are you concerned about? Earwigs?

I rarely find any insects on my plants or in their pots. I temporarily brought in one of my plants the other day (a Monstera deliciosa, so that I could secure all of its new vining growth to its metal stake), and all I found on it was a tiny little spider that made its tiny little web amongst the aerial roots, and a ladybug patrolling all of the leaves.

I've had earwigs hide in some of my bushy succulents before when I moved them in after fall. Those buggers can eat flowers really quickly!

Maybe the odd jumping spider. Not much else. Probably a good idea to give a good water down just to clean dust off the leaves.

Ok thank you good to know :) just reading earwig makes me squirm. Lol...

My love for succulents is greater than this.... I can handle this....(repeatedly) lol...

I was just thinking about this.

I've been away for a week and was out checking on my plants yesterday after we got home. I noticed a leaf-hopper on one and a clover mite racing around hiding in the fluff on my big mammillaria :O Also, there was that giant killer moth in one a couple weeks ago.... This is the first time in my life I have ever broken "taboo" and put indoor plants outside. I'm so skeeved out about bringing bugs into the house *shudder*

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I think I handle small spiders, anything else not sure... what are those chubby things that live in soil? Do they get in pots? Im pretty tough but bugs and pests are definitely my kryptonite :P

My sense is that things that live in the soil are near the surface. If you don't have many that you're bringing in, brush away the surface soil and put some fresh in its place.

I've been putting mine out for years and have had few bugs come in, other than baby spiders. However, this year I have moved my outdoor collection to a sunnier spot in my yard. And of course, this year the earwig population has exploded. I'm finding them under pots on my shelves... Not mentioning this to my other half!!! I think a good soak will help get rid of them before they come in, and hopefully gritty mix will be too dry for them indoors...

Eeek! When I was younger a neighbor left a damp towel on the fence. Not sure why i lifted it..... hundreds! Omg... traumatized!! Probably why I hate bugs.

Raising my pots off my plant benches help keep the earwigs at bay for the most part since it's much drier. The remaining few get tossed off the roof. I think it's all the rain this year Beth?

Thanks Kevin. My upper shelves are wire mesh, so there's not much surface under them, I hope that helps. However, we've had a pretty dry year here this summer...

There goes that theory! Haha.

Thanks for the tips ☺️

Guess I'll just have to give everything a really good inspection with possible unpotting before I move things inside! At least earwigs are big and obvious...

Now to find a place to put them all this winters... my collection has outgrown my existing plant table and my son has adopted it as a Lego station....

Our living room table is officially known as the "LEGO Table". =)

Most of my bigger plant pots will go to my office window this winter!

LEGO is probably one of the best 'toys' ever...My son only ever wanted Lego as a gift for any occasion, and so is my grandson. Even his sister and his mom play with it. Seems to be as popular today as when it first came out. Not many toys are :)

Those LEGOs sure are a pain when you step on them though!

Omgosh! Yes! @mesembs

Especially the Bionicle pieces. Those things have sharp, pointy parts that draw blood.

Yeah, haha. Or the clear ones. Basically invisible death traps.

Ouch!!