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Yep sounds like it. The succulents are kept drier so that makes sense. Ok will dry the poor jasmine out again...
While it’s often claimed that springtails do little noticeable damage, they will feed on roots and moist plant matter, causing “leaf stipling” (yellowing) and cause other harm to growth and vigor.
Yellow stippling is how I would describe the leaves...
@LongAndWinding not so big and slow as mealybugs!
hoefla
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They're springtails. One of my houseplants had them, apparently because I was overwatering it and encouraging fungal growth in the soil, which is what springtails feed on. They don't harm the plant so it's up to you how to deal with them. I just held off from watering for a while until they died back (and felt like I'd committed a tiny genocide as a result) but it doesn't sound like overwatering is your issue.