ArthropodLegs
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Many millipede owners use springtails as clean up crews to keep mold down, but another useful function is that they probably also keep any nematode infestations down.
I came across the following helpful scientific article where the authors tested the preference of Folsomia candida springtails for either Cladosporium common green mold or nematode worms, and found that Folsomia prefers nematodes. I wanted to share in case this is helpful for anyone else like it was for me!
Lee, Q., & Widden, P. (1996). Folsomia candida, a “fungivorous” collembolan, feeds preferentially on nematodes rather than soil fungi. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 28(4-5), 689–690. doi:10.1016/0038-0717(95)00158-1 look on $ci-Huß
Also, Folsomia appears to be parthenogenetic (females don't require males for reproduction), so it can reproduce really quickly and continuously, but not all springtails reproduce that way.
bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com
I came across the following helpful scientific article where the authors tested the preference of Folsomia candida springtails for either Cladosporium common green mold or nematode worms, and found that Folsomia prefers nematodes. I wanted to share in case this is helpful for anyone else like it was for me!
Lee, Q., & Widden, P. (1996). Folsomia candida, a “fungivorous” collembolan, feeds preferentially on nematodes rather than soil fungi. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 28(4-5), 689–690. doi:10.1016/0038-0717(95)00158-1 look on $ci-Huß
Also, Folsomia appears to be parthenogenetic (females don't require males for reproduction), so it can reproduce really quickly and continuously, but not all springtails reproduce that way.
Coping with living in the soil: the genome of the parthenogenetic springtail Folsomia candida - BMC Genomics
Background Folsomia candida is a model in soil biology, belonging to the family of Isotomidae, subclass Collembola. It reproduces parthenogenetically in the presence of Wolbachia, and exhibits remarkable physiological adaptations to stress. To better understand these features and adaptations to...
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