Looks like this got deleted? Why, I have a legit problem about my friends lawn. He sent me cell phone pics and I need to figure out how to post them.

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Can you email them to me. I'm going to email you through your page so you'll have my email address.

I don't know if I can convert them because I don't know their formats yet but will determine that when I receive the pics. Otherwise, I don't know what else to suggest since I don't know anything at all yet. LOL

Hope that made sense.

You should be able to just forward it to your regular e-mail just like you would forward a text message.

Try text messaging it. But when you do, enter your full e-mail address. I was in NYC a while back while they were filming an episode of Law & Order. I met the guy who plays Detective Green. (THAT was weird!)

I had someone take a cell phone picture of the two of us. I forwarded it, to my regular e-mail just like I would a txt message.

Yeh!

OK here it is...

They are fleas, millions of them with a trail across the entire yard.

Has anyone ever seen anything like this?

How can we get rid of them without killing the lawn?

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Here is a link that might be useful:

Now I got it.

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Wow. FWIW, never heard of such a thing. What's on the other end of the path, local pound?

Diatomacous (sp?) earth? Beneficial nematodes? Nuclear weapon?

Nuclear weapon?

At least 200 kiloton from that shot. I have never SEEN anything LIKE that before.

This is going to be one of those cases where I recommend an insecticide, I know it is. Resist. Resist...

No one around here has seen or heard of anything like this happening either. Garden and pet centershave no idea. He even called Terminex, they would not touch them because they were not in the house. I just think they just don't know what to do either.

Must be the mating season!

Are you sure that they are not 'snow fleas', a type of harmless springtail? I've seen them in huge drifts like that, jumping all over the place.

rhizo 1,

I don't know the difference between regular fleas and snow fleas...Hopefully they are of the harmless variety. In anycase, they are only about 40 feet from the house sso you can see his concern.

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I googled and found a couple answers. If he isn't organic, he won't mind using insecticide, but I do still recommend applying compost after the application.

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The lowly snow flea. If that's what you have, they're going after organic material and should finish up and either move on or die.

I can't find any indication that they're anything that causes major issues, but I think I might keep a can of Raid handy just in case they storm the house and barricade you in.

I've had a migration of snow fleas over the last couple weeks because of the heavy rains forcing them out of the soil. They look like microscopic tiny fleas ranging from bluish-to-gray-to-blackish in color. Essentially they're harmless but they will, over time find a way into your house/garage and they go from being a nuisance to being outright gross.

Any pesticide you choose to kill them will also kill out the plethora of other beneficials in your yard as well, including the earthworms. Ultimately they're a "good thing" as they consume decaying organic matter and convert it into nutrients more readily available for your turf and other flora in the yard.

Under normal circumstances you'd have never known they were there because they tend to stay underground for months/years and only surface when migrating to a new locale - typically only several feet - where they can start the process all over again. However with the rains we've been seeing in our area they've been forced out of their homes and they've been on the sides of my house and on my patios for the last two weeks. As it warms up they'll go deeper and deeper and we'll be done with them but I definitely feel your pain in terms of "grossness", lol...

Damn buggers managed to get into my garage made their way to my greenhouse because of the fluorescent lighting I use. grrr...