Re: Thrips vs. Colembella

September 12, 2010

Something is going on seems this is the invasion of the bugs here. on CBS

morning they showed bed bugs everywhere. The expert on there said everyone in

the US will be effected by the bed bug epidemic one way or another:( Truly this

is all to strange if you ask me!

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> We had tons of thrips last year and very few this year. Thrips fly and crawl

and they are easy to see also when they are present. The sulfur from bonide

killed these on the plants outside I think and that reduced the number in the

house a great deal right away.

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> We have not ever had any collembola though, at lest none that we have ever

found and they are visible to the naked eye, they just move very fast.

Supposedly when they infest an area they do so in large numbers.

>

> Mainly we have microscopic mites of many different types it seems... A prickly

crawly night mare and we have some infection that causes skin eruptions as

well... like follicullis and dark spots with bumps. This may have been caused by

the thrip or the mites ( I think the mites).

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> UGH!

> z3

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September 12, 2010

Very interesting thrips being a insect I am trying to understand how they infest

humans? Perhaps they will be reclassified as a hexapod to.

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> We had tons of thrips last year and very few this year. Thrips fly and crawl

and they are easy to see also when they are present. The sulfur from bonide

killed these on the plants outside I think and that reduced the number in the

house a great deal right away.

>

> We have not ever had any collembola though, at lest none that we have ever

found and they are visible to the naked eye, they just move very fast.

Supposedly when they infest an area they do so in large numbers.

>

> Mainly we have microscopic mites of many different types it seems... A prickly

crawly night mare and we have some infection that causes skin eruptions as

well... like follicullis and dark spots with bumps. This may have been caused by

the thrip or the mites ( I think the mites).

>

> UGH!

> z3

>

September 13, 2010

I thought that thrip was another name for the collembola?

From: Zoe <zoe_z3@...>Subject: Thrips vs. Colembellabird mites Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010, 5:20 PM

We had tons of thrips last year and very few this year. Thrips fly and crawl and they are easy to see also when they are present. The sulfur from bonide killed these on the plants outside I think and that reduced the number in the house a great deal right away.We have not ever had any collembola though, at lest none that we have ever found and they are visible to the naked eye, they just move very fast. Supposedly when they infest an area they do so in large numbers.Mainly we have microscopic mites of many different types it seems... A prickly crawly night mare and we have some infection that causes skin eruptions as well... like follicullis and dark spots with bumps. This may have been caused by the thrip or the mites ( I think the mites).UGH!z3

September 13, 2010

No thrips and collembola are two different creatures. The thrip being a insect

usually with wings, springtails which is also colembella is a hexapod. Actually

very recently reclassified from insect to hexapod.

http://www.audubonguides.com/categories/Insects-and-Spiders/text/what_is_an_inse\

ct.html

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> From: Zoe <zoe_z3@...>

> Subject: Thrips vs. Colembella

> bird mites

> Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010, 5:20 PM

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> We had tons of thrips last year and very few this year. Thrips fly and crawl

and they are easy to see also when they are present. The sulfur from bonide

killed these on the plants outside I think and that reduced the number in the

house a great deal right away.

>

> We have not ever had any collembola though, at lest none that we have ever

found and they are visible to the naked eye, they just move very fast.

Supposedly when they infest an area they do so in large numbers.

>

> Mainly we have microscopic mites of many different types it seems... A prickly

crawly night mare and we have some infection that causes skin eruptions as

well... like follicullis and dark spots with bumps. This may have been caused by

the thrip or the mites ( I think the mites).

>

> UGH!

> z3

>

September 15, 2010

Lynn Some looked like that there are hundreds of species of springtails. The

majority were grey to black with antennas and they are excellent jumpers like a

flea. Yes all adult species are just a little larger than a flea. The nymph are

next to microscopic, very small and light colored.

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/rowcrops/e1205w.htm

Introduction

Springtails are tiny, wingless, primitive animals commonly placed into the

insect order Collembola. They are so unusual that some experts classify them as

non-insects. Springtails are one of the most abundant and diverse animal groups

on earth with over 6,000 described species and an estimated eight times as many

remaining to be identified.

The springtails have worldwide distribution and occupy a diverse habitat range

that includes soil, algae, old snowbanks, beaches, caves, cisterns, vacant bird

nests, tropical rain forest canopies, tidal pools, deserts, the surfaces of

freshwater ponds and streams, and even the frozen terrain of Antarctica.

However, they are most abundant in warm, moist environments. Economically

important species in North Dakota and Minnesota sugarbeet fields are the

soil-inhabiting springtails.

Soil-inhabiting springtails are usually regarded as beneficial to soil health

because they assist with decomposition of soil organic matter and can have a

positive impact on soil structure. In addition to decaying organic matter,

common food sources are the spores and hyphae of soil-borne fungi, including

those of certain strains of the potato and sugarbeet pathogen Rhizoctonia solani

Kuhn. Also, they have often been used as indicator species in insecticide

persistence and environmental quality studies. However, under optimal

environmental conditions, severe springtail infestations can develop and cause

significant harm to cultivated plants.

Description

Springtails can vary in color from white to yellow, orange, metallic green,

lavender, gray, or red. A tiny tube on the abdomen, the collophore, is common to

all springtails. The collophore is mostly needed for maintaining optimal water

balance but also functions in some species as a sticky appendage for adhering to

surfaces. The name " springtail " refers to an unusual forked organ, the furcula,

that arises near the posterior end of some species. It enables them to jump when

disturbed. The furcula is usually folded forward along the underside of the body

and held in place with a clasp called the tenaculum. To jump, the springtail

releases its furcula and flings itself through the air. Some can jump up to 20

times their body length.

The soil-inhabiting springtails most commonly observed causing damage to

sugarbeet in the Red River Valley lack the springing apparatus and do not jump.

They are blind due to absent or reduced-functioning eyes. Their body color

varies slightly between white and cream, and they range in size from 1/32 to

3/32 inch (0.8 to 2.4 mm) long from the tips of their antennae to the posterior

end of their abdomen (Figure 1). Males and females are indistinguishable to the

untrained individual, and juveniles look very similar to adults.

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> > > From: Zoe <zoe_z3@>

> > > Subject: Thrips vs. Colembella

> > > bird mites

> > > Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010, 5:20 PM

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> > > We had tons of thrips last year and very few this year. Thrips fly and

crawl and they are easy to see also when they are present. The sulfur from

bonide killed these on the plants outside I think and that reduced the number in

the house a great deal right away.

> > >

> > > We have not ever had any collembola though, at lest none that we have ever

found and they are visible to the naked eye, they just move very fast.

Supposedly when they infest an area they do so in large numbers.

> > >

> > > Mainly we have microscopic mites of many different types it seems... A

prickly crawly night mare and we have some infection that causes skin eruptions

as well... like follicullis and dark spots with bumps. This may have been caused

by the thrip or the mites ( I think the mites).

> > >

> > > UGH!

> > > z3

> > >

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September 15, 2010

The collembola I have match all the stages for the article on A Majore Role in Morgellons. I am confused about the black dots. I have them - don't know if they are the collembola or what.

From: healinghope <mfrreman@...>Subject: Re: Thrips vs. Colembellabird mites Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 11:04 PM

Lynn Some looked like that there are hundreds of species of springtails. The majority were grey to black with antennas and they are excellent jumpers like a flea. Yes all adult species are just a little larger than a flea. The nymph are next to microscopic, very small and light colored. http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/rowcrops/e1205w.htmIntroductionSpringtails are tiny, wingless, primitive animals commonly placed into the insect order Collembola. They are so unusual that some experts classify them as non-insects. Springtails are one of the most abundant and diverse animal groups on earth with over 6,000 described species and an estimated eight times as many remaining to be identified.The springtails have worldwide distribution and occupy a diverse habitat range that includes soil, algae, old snowbanks, beaches, caves,

cisterns, vacant bird nests, tropical rain forest canopies, tidal pools, deserts, the surfaces of freshwater ponds and streams, and even the frozen terrain of Antarctica. However, they are most abundant in warm, moist environments. Economically important species in North Dakota and Minnesota sugarbeet fields are the soil-inhabiting springtails.Soil-inhabiting springtails are usually regarded as beneficial to soil health because they assist with decomposition of soil organic matter and can have a positive impact on soil structure. In addition to decaying organic matter, common food sources are the spores and hyphae of soil-borne fungi, including those of certain strains of the potato and sugarbeet pathogen Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn. Also, they have often been used as indicator species in insecticide persistence and environmental quality studies. However, under optimal environmental conditions, severe springtail infestations can develop and cause

significant harm to cultivated plants.DescriptionSpringtails can vary in color from white to yellow, orange, metallic green, lavender, gray, or red. A tiny tube on the abdomen, the collophore, is common to all springtails. The collophore is mostly needed for maintaining optimal water balance but also functions in some species as a sticky appendage for adhering to surfaces. The name "springtail" refers to an unusual forked organ, the furcula, that arises near the posterior end of some species. It enables them to jump when disturbed. The furcula is usually folded forward along the underside of the body and held in place with a clasp called the tenaculum. To jump, the springtail releases its furcula and flings itself through the air. Some can jump up to 20 times their body length.The soil-inhabiting springtails most commonly observed causing damage to sugarbeet in the Red River Valley lack the springing apparatus and do not jump.

They are blind due to absent or reduced-functioning eyes. Their body color varies slightly between white and cream, and they range in size from 1/32 to 3/32 inch (0.8 to 2.4 mm) long from the tips of their antennae to the posterior end of their abdomen (Figure 1). Males and females are indistinguishable to the untrained individual, and juveniles look very similar to adults.> > > > > > > > > From: Zoe <zoe_z3@>> > > Subject: Thrips vs. Colembella> > > bird mites > > > Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010, 5:20 PM> > > > > > > > > Ã‚ > > > > > > > > > > > > We had tons of thrips last year and very few this year. Thrips fly and crawl and they are easy to see also when they are present. The sulfur from bonide killed these on the plants outside I think and that reduced the number in the house a great deal right away.> > > > >

> We have not ever had any collembola though, at lest none that we have ever found and they are visible to the naked eye, they just move very fast. Supposedly when they infest an area they do so in large numbers.> > > > > > Mainly we have microscopic mites of many different types it seems... A prickly crawly night mare and we have some infection that causes skin eruptions as well... like follicullis and dark spots with bumps. This may have been caused by the thrip or the mites ( I think the mites).> > > > > > UGH!> > > z3> > >> >>

September 15, 2010

The black dots, check this article out. Spots in the Snow

http://www.northcolumbiamonthly.com/boundaries/boundaries0108.shtml

No one needs a microscope to try to watch these tiny beasts behave. Once you

notice some of the black spots sprinkled on the snow, look for open spaces

around nearby trees and you'll usually find more. If you spread your hands out

just above them on the snow, the peppery flecks will begin to disappear from the

white snow and reappear on your skin. If you flinch in the least little bit,

they will disappear again, launched by their furcula and scattered to the wind.

was not the kind of guy who quit thinking just because he could

shake the pepper from his hand. " The question is, " he continued in his Travels,

" from whence are these myriads of insects which are seen on the snow? They

cannot come from the ground and penetrate three feet of hard snow. They are

never found below the surface of the snow. How do they live, upon what do they

live? "

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> > > > From: Zoe <zoe_z3@>

> > > > Subject: Thrips vs. Colembella

> > > > bird mites

> > > > Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010, 5:20 PM

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> > > > We had tons of thrips last year and very few this year. Thrips fly and

crawl and they are easy to see also when they are present. The sulfur from

bonide killed these on the plants outside I think and that reduced the number in

the house a great deal right away.

> > > >

> > > > We have not ever had any collembola though, at lest none that we have

ever found and they are visible to the naked eye, they just move very fast.

Supposedly when they infest an area they do so in large numbers.

> > > >

> > > > Mainly we have microscopic mites of many different types it seems... A

prickly crawly night mare and we have some infection that causes skin eruptions

as well... like follicullis and dark spots with bumps. This may have been caused

by the thrip or the mites ( I think the mites).

> > > >

> > > > UGH!

> > > > z3

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September 15, 2010