Anyone know what insect this is and should I gas it?>be a month ago>start building a trail bridge innawoods>returned this weekend>these fuckers are all over it>don't see them anywhere else only on the boards>no signs of insect damage to the lum

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Strelok 01/29/18 (Mon) 05:07:33 e3eda6 No.546369

Anyone know what insect this is and should I gas it?

>be a month ago

>start building a trail bridge innawoods

>returned this weekend

>these fuckers are all over it

>don't see them anywhere else only on the boards

>no signs of insect damage to the lumber

>high concern about insect's affinity for construction material

I considered making a light pass with a flamethrower but that could become very counterproductive. And no idea which pesticide to use.

Strelok 01/29/18 (Mon) 05:25:34 50afbf No.546372

>>546369

It's a sminthurid springtail, also known as earth fleas. The best known sminthurid species is a pest of legumes so unless you grow beans I doubt it's a reason of concern.

Strelok 01/29/18 (Mon) 06:52:05 e3eda6 No.546385

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>>546372

opa! i think you're dead on, that's a relief

just seems really really weird how the lumber is like a fucking magnet for them

Strelok 01/29/18 (Mon) 06:56:35 0ef8bb No.546387

>>546372

Probably this, but I want a higher res image. I'm not convinced.

Strelok 01/29/18 (Mon) 06:56:52 0ef8bb No.546388

>>546387

Mainly on reasons of color and shape of the abdomen*

Strelok 01/29/18 (Mon) 07:58:09 e3eda6 No.546395

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>>546387

here's more of a side view but that's all the pixels as my phone camera will squeeze in, and any closer it can't focus

they're only 2-3mm in size

Strelok 01/29/18 (Mon) 13:08:30 56294b No.546432

If you want to handle similar problems in the future, get some Seven insecticide.

Strong shit, can get it pre mixed or if you have a sprayer you can get the concentrate. Don't let it near your pets and wash your hands after using it. But its very good at killing nasty bugs.

Strelok 01/29/18 (Mon) 14:55:37 3f64d8 No.546455

>>546432

>not using self made insecticide

All you need to do is take some salt, make it a wet and rub it on the wood. The salt will stick to the wood (as long as it doesn't rain) and any insect that crawls across will salt itself to death. You may attract deer or goats though (which is a plus if you want to hunt deer).

Strelok 01/29/18 (Mon) 14:59:10 f51e6b No.546456

>>546369

I don't think that's an insect, I think that's a relative of the Turk.

Strelok 01/29/18 (Mon) 15:08:17 1f5cbf No.546458

>>546456

He's in america, not London.

Strelok 01/29/18 (Mon) 15:30:05 f51e6b No.546461

>>546458

>Coming from the Austrian

Strelok 01/29/18 (Mon) 15:55:27 c693ca No.546464

>>546432

Friendly fire! Springtails are beneficial, take them out and youll find out what pest really means.