Help With Springtails Please?

Cynthia thank you for your reply. We don't see them outside, but we do smash the ones inside with a paper towel. I tried spraying with vinegar and it did not help. I wiped windows and counters and showers and sink with bleach and they just walked right over it. We did put Diatomaceous Earth outside and we are seeing less so we are hoping that is helping.

Simple Nature Decor we don't have a basement. We are on a slab and we are in a new build of only 2 years old. We wonder if they are coming in under the slab around the pipes as I read they cut those holes really large for plumber access and sometimes water pools there. Of course there is no way to check that since we are on a slab. I did tell my husband we need to check the attic. Thank you for your reply.

yes check for openings around the water heater or whatever air handlers you may have if there is gaps use a spray insulation to cover openings

Neneny122 they went away in November of 2020 when it turned cold. They have since returned in April when it became warmer and we had lots and lots of rainy days! They are worse than last year! My pest control company comes every 2 weeks to treat them and they die down, but come right back when it rains again! What is strange is that my neighbors on both sides do not have any and our houses are very close! I am ready to move because I am sick of having to sanitize my sinks, countertops, and showers each day before I can do anything else!! I am glad they at least don't get into food or beds, but they do crawl along the baseboards at night and sometimes up the wall! It is so upsetting! I hope yours will not stay around like ours has. The pest control company has tried so many things and nothing works for long. One of our friends told us to put pool chlorine granules around the base of the house outside. We did that in November so not sure if that helped them to leave or not or if it was just the cold weather. We are getting ready to try that once again. Good luck with yours. I really truly hope you don't keep them as long as we have.

Thank you and I pray your situation gets taking care of. I have a moldy patio outback and we had new soil added to our yard two years ago. I’m thinking both are the cause. I have found this website bugspray.com extremely helpful in my fight. They advised to sprinkle bifen granules in the lawn and around the permittee of home all around the. Spray with Cyonara pesticide to release the granules and knock down any that are above and below the dirt, on or under siding, etc. I have been sowing this for two months and I haven’t seen them in my den but now see some in my bathroom. The site recommends a bottle to pour down drain every night. I have an exterminator coming tomorrow so I’ll see what he says and does first. I was thinking of ripping up the backyard and laying concrete but was advised to get the problem under control first. Please check out the site. It gave my relief going through the thorough breakdown of springtails and how to get rid of them. It’s tedious and time consuming as it has to be done very often inside and out. But they say that with their methods we should have it under control and even gone. I understand your anxiety and frustration and I’m with you. Please keep me updated of anything changes and if you do look at the site. I have no affiliation with bugspray.com just found the to he extremely helpful. When I keep seeing the bugs I go to the site and reread everything and become comforted knowing it can end. Exterminator don’t help much as they don’t come daily or weekly. It’s a fight we have to manage as well.

Danielle unfortunately we have been fighting them for 2 years!!! They went away for about 3 months during the cold weather but came back as soon as the spring rains and warm weather came back. I have my exterminator coming again today. He has been coming every two week since the spring and has tried so many things and NOTHING keeps them away long. We put out a lot of chlorine pool granules and it did knock them back along with our exterminator but did not get rid of them completely! I am so tried of them and we are thinking of selling our home and moving due to this! Good luck with getting rid of yours!