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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryidae » Entomobrya » Entomobrya unostrigata
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Tiny concrete jumping bugs - Entomobrya unostrigata
Copyright © 2009 Steverd

Tiny concrete jumping bugs - Entomobrya unostrigata
Washington, Washington, USA
July 21, 2009
Size: 1/16th to 1/8th inch
Another close up of these little bugs on our concrete, deck, all over.
They seem to jump and Neem seems to knock them down.
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Contributed by Steverd on 21 July, 2009 - 9:08pm
Last updated 22 December, 2009 - 6:53am

Moved
Moved from Elongate-bodied Springtails.
… Beatriz Moisset, 22 December, 2009 - 6:53am login or register to post comments

Entomobrya unostrigata
… Frans Janssens, 22 December, 2009 - 3:06am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Beatriz Moisset, 19 August, 2009 - 1:09pm login or register to post comments

Springtails.
Harmless non-insect hexapods that thrive in damp, very humid conditions. They are among the most abundant soil and leaf-litter organisms. Nothing that warrants extermination, certainly, as they are beneficial to have in the compost heap!
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 July, 2009 - 1:11pm login or register to post comments

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