Springtails – Hopping Black Pepper!
Q: We were outside after a rain in mid-December and found trillions of tiny insects that jump like a flea! They were about the size of a grain of finely ground black pepper. Do you know what they are?
A: Remembering the warm weather then, my bet is that they were springtails. These tiny insects hatch in huge numbers when it is warm and damp. Each one has a spring-loaded appendage beneath its abdomen that it releases to jump high above the rest of the crowd. When they are in a mass, the surface looks exactly like hopping black pepper.
-
-
-
1
Lilac – Growing in Georgia
-
2
Rain barrel – Winter maintenance
-
3
Elaeagnus – Fruit
-
4
Oak – Germinating Acorns
-
5
Saw Palmetto – Control
-
1
Bulbs – When to Plant in Fall
-
2
Lilac – Growing in Georgia
-
3
Confederate Rose – Rooting
-
4
Milkweed for Monarchs – Growing Milkweed in Georgia
-
5
Poinsettia – Forcing to Bloom for Christmas
-
