Little bugs everywhere!!!

[ShrekDawg]

They are NOT mites.....read thru the whole thread

It’s quite long so I don’t blame them.

I’m glad they’re not though cause a chemical bomb is not what I need atm when I’m about to be moving new birds into it haha

 

[ronott1]

It’s quite long so I don’t blame them.

I’m glad they’re not though cause a chemical bomb is not what I need atm when I’m about to be moving new birds into it haha

It would not work for springtail bugs. There are many more hiding in cracks in the ground to get them that way

 

[ShrekDawg]

It would not work for springtail bugs. There are many more hiding in cracks in the ground to get them that way

Good point! Didn’t think of that! I think if they really are springtails or some other harmless bug, I will leave them be. They are not in the coop or on any of the birds so I don’t really mind as long as it stays that way. Plus they are good for the compost pile, right?

 

[ronott1]

Good point! Didn’t think of that! I think if they really are springtails or some other harmless bug, I will leave them be. They are not in the coop or on any of the birds so I don’t really mind as long as it stays that way. Plus they are good for the compost pile, right?

Yes and they will be gone soon anyway

 

[ShrekDawg]

Yes and they will be gone soon anyway

Good to know!! Thanks!!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Those are common aphids, they're only a pest to plants, not animals, so nothing too worry about.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Those are common aphids, they're only a pest to plants, not animals, so nothing too worry about.

Thanks!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Thanks!

You're welcome. Aphids can be black, but most common is green. Alot of the time they are wingless, but sprout wings when they migrate.

 

[ShrekDawg]

You're welcome. Aphids can be black, but most common is green. Alot of the time they are wingless, but sprout wings when they migrate.

Hmm, interesting. Do aphids jump?

 

[Qwerty3159]

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