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What are these? Fleas?
Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
We had fleas in the house from our cat. Haven't seen an adult flea in over a month, but these keep appearing in the traps (along with gnats and spiders). Want to confirm if these are fleas in whatever stage, or if they could be something else. Really want to be done and move back into my downstairs areas lol.

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What are these? Fleas? What are these? Fleas?
Contributed by Sspechtfmly1st on 11 October, 2018 - 3:08pm
Last updated 11 October, 2018 - 5:50pm

Frassed
Moved from ID Request. I agree with Ken, and more specifically Lepidocyrtus looks plausible.
… Aaron Hunt, 11 October, 2018 - 5:50pm

Looks like a springtail...
Perhaps something like this one:



You can read about them here. Be sure to scroll down to the Remarks section for advice on dealing with springtails in the home.

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 October, 2018 - 4:42pm

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