snowfleas will they infest your home, how long do they survive?

Answer 1

Snowfleas belong to the large group of species known as collembolans or springtails. Considered collectively, these diverse species are among the most numerous and ubiquitous creatures on the surface of the earth. Several thousand different species of the order Collembola have been identified, but their small size (generally less than three millimeters) makes identifying them quite difficult. Indeed, of all the species of collembolans, snowfleas are perhaps the most conspicuous because of their pattern of emerging in vast numbers from beneath the snow on a warm winter's day.

A good many species of collembolans thrive in the soil litter, where they feed on fungi and bacteria. Under the ideal conditions often available in the winter when predators are scarce, they may multiply greatly in the leaf litter under the snow. Then, on a warm, sunny day, they may increase their level of activity so much that they appear to boil out onto the snow's surface. Their vast numbers and their sudden appearance cause some people to think something is amiss, but there is no cause for alarm. Snowfleas are totally harmless to man, plants, or animals. The best control measure is the simplest: Wait a day and they will be gone.

Answer 2

Snow fleas thrive in moist environments and feed on fungus and mold. Even though they are called snow fleas and typically emerge in melting snow, they can live all year round as long as there is moisture and decaying materials to feed on. They will die in a dry environment. Keep your home dry and moisture-free and free of mold, fungus or other decaying material and snow fleas should stay away.

Answer 3

they stay in your house only 12 hours per day but they live onli 24 hours like the most flies

Answer 4

where do you live?iam 50 years old and never heard of snowfleas .

Answer 5

They will disappear when it has a good thaw...

Answer 6

They are in my house!!! What do I do!!!