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Old 16-11-2008, 05:55 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default HELP. I have hopping shrimp like bugs in my garden

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Hi. I have lots of small hopping brown shrimp/flea like bugs in the
garden hiding under leaves, stones etc. Are they Arcitalitrus
Sylvaticus?
What do they do, are they harmfull in any way and is there anything I
should do about them?
Thanks.

How big are they? Collembola are very small, but do hop. They are completely
harmless, and are an important part of the soil ecosystem.

John