Little bugs everywhere!!!

[ShrekDawg]

I'm still betting that they are springtails, but regardless of the exact identification everyone seems to be in agreement that they're harmless.
The "spring" in the name comes from their habit of jumping. I don't know how the weather is for you today but in Rhode Island it's about 60 today and I saw a few here and there. I expect you can find them under any old log in the woods but they're easier to see on the sides of brightly colored buckets and whatnot which is why we notice them

Yeah I think so too! They look a lot like them and the jumping thing seems to be a dead giveaway. But either way, like you said, everyone seems to agree they’re harmless, which is good.

And good point!!!

And it’s about the same here and very windy!!

 

[MARCOCH]

They don’t really look like fleas but do jump pretty far and fast little things. Yesterday was very cold so they’re a bit sluggish.

 

[aart]

I think if they really are springtails or some other harmless bug, I will leave them be.

You're not convinced yet?!?

 

[aart]

I don’t blame them.

I do....can't learn anything without reading thru threads.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Hmm, interesting. Do aphids jump?

Yes.

 

[ShrekDawg]

You're not convinced yet?!?

I am! Just quadruple checking

I do....can't learn anything without reading thru threads.

very true!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Yes.

Good to know! Thanks!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Good to know! Thanks!

You're welcome.

 

[Geena]

Was another report of these appearing in great numbers ...also in the NE USA
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Was walking through the fields today and saw bajillions of these guys down in the thatch. Glad to know what they are!

 

[Tesumph]

Hmm, interesting. Do aphids jump?

They don't, actually. Aphids crawl or sometimes fly.
Aphids are often confused with whiteflies, which DO jump, and infest plants similarly to aphids. Even more confusing, both are commonly called "plant lice" while neither are lice at all.

But your little guys are not aphids, whiteflies, or plant lice. They're springtails.