It’s winter now but I get springtails from April through to Oct. When should I treat? I started last year but didn’t do anything outside for the last two months and I want to do all possible. Your article says to treat the soil with those XEMPT granules but should I be doing that now?
As our SPRINGTAIL CONTROL article explains, this pest thrives around homes and once established, will move inside. Initial nests will be around DOORS and WINDOWS but eventually, they’ll start coming out of your baseboards.
What most people don’t realize is that when you see them, they’re actively reproducing. And though they typically do this from spring to fall, they don’t mind cold temps and will be living quite happily around warm windows and doors if left untreated. For this reason, we strongly treating during the winter season as explained here:
So as always, the outside still needs to be treated. And if you have mulch like pine straw or wood chips, they’ll be drawn to live just underneath this material all year long because it will provide both food and warmth. Remember, mulch is constantly decomposing and in the process, organisms like springtails will be drawn to the area. When mulch is close to the house, it only makes sense springtails will be there to. For this area, use the XEMPT G
Then for the windows and doors, POWER INJECT some XEMPT EC to both control and keep them from coming back in the spring when they get on the move again.
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