Pest ID: Hoping Springtail
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 6:01 pm
Hoping these guys are springtails, thoughts?
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Leathal_Traps wrote:Springtails are GOOOOOOOOD. They eat decaying material and they are free food for your plants.They're obnoxious and I fertilize anyway so it's a moot point lol. Besides I'll switch to a media that doesn't promote algae growth. Or at least use live moss as a top dressing.
What else could you ask for???? Don't understand why everyone finds them annoying or bad
tannerm wrote:I fertilize as well, and my neps are very happy with springtails always falling i their pitchers. Also, I use a media that doesn't promote algal growth, but there is always stuff decaying so springtails help make sure everything is clean and tidy.Leathal_Traps wrote:Springtails are GOOOOOOOOD. They eat decaying material and they are free food for your plants.They're obnoxious and I fertilize anyway so it's a moot point lol. Besides I'll switch to a media that doesn't promote algae growth. Or at least use live moss as a top dressing.
What else could you ask for???? Don't understand why everyone finds them annoying or bad
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tannerm wrote:I use a mixture of Peat and fine "Soil cover" sand, and I havent gotten any algae so far.. I use it for all of my plants now, but I was mostly using it for my pygmy sundews.. I also try to put a top layer of live sphagnum moss.Leathal_Traps wrote:Springtails are GOOOOOOOOD. They eat decaying material and they are free food for your plants.They're obnoxious and I fertilize anyway so it's a moot point lol. Besides I'll switch to a media that doesn't promote algae growth. Or at least use live moss as a top dressing.
What else could you ask for???? Don't understand why everyone finds them annoying or bad
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DeadlyCarnivore wrote:Yeah, I think I'll mix peat, orchid bark, perlite and chopped LFS and then use live sphagnum as a cover.tannerm wrote:I use a mixture of Peat and fine "Soil cover" sand, and I havent gotten any algae so far.. I use it for all of my plants now, but I was mostly using it for my pygmy sundews.. I also try to put a top layer of live sphagnum moss.Leathal_Traps wrote:Springtails are GOOOOOOOOD. They eat decaying material and they are free food for your plants.They're obnoxious and I fertilize anyway so it's a moot point lol. Besides I'll switch to a media that doesn't promote algae growth. Or at least use live moss as a top dressing.
What else could you ask for???? Don't understand why everyone finds them annoying or bad
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