White Springtails (Collembola or Folsomia candida)
White Springtails (Collembola or Folsomia candida)
Temperate Springtail (Collembola or Folsomia candida) are found widely around the world in healthy soil ecosystems, making them a great addition to your terrarium, vivarium, isopod or reptile environment. They are an amazing addition in a bio-active environment as they feed on decaying matter, effectively reducing smells and cycling waste matter.
About Our Expert Level Springtail (Collembola) Starter
Our Temperate Springtail (Collembola) cultures come in a 6oz food-safe container on a bed of calcium bearing clay with 2000+ living Springtail (Collembola or Folsomia candida). The size of culture, clay and number of Springtail (Collembola or Folsomia candida) make this pack THE IDEAL starter for rearing your own food source and ultimately saving money.
What Is Included?
1 - 6oz Expert Starter Culture with 2000+ White Springtails
Make sure to read our DIY Guide on how to run your own pro-level Springtail cultures
Quit wasting money on skimpy starter cultures, ours are GUARANTEED TO BE LIVELY!
Springtail Lifecycle:
Over the span of their life, a female will lay up to 400 eggs. Springtail (Collembola or Folsomia candida) are quick breeders in ideal conditions which is usually warm and moist. After mating, a female will lay eggs which will take about 10 days to hatch. The hatchling are born as tiny adults and over the course of 3 molts, over a 10 day period, they become mature adults. They will keep molting throughout their life with little change in size after reaching adulthood.
Shipping
Shipping
Overnight, UPS Ground and 2-Day Air orders ship on Mondays and Tuesdays ONLY. Order cutoff is 9am EST (6am PST) on Tuesday. All orders received after this will ship the following Monday.
Application Instructions
Application Instructions
Application Recommendation: Simply pour them into your desired substrate and tap container.
Food Options
Food Options
Use Temperate Springtail Super Food for the following species:
- White Springtails (Folsomia candida or Collembola)
- Blue Podura Springtails (Proisotoma minuta)
- Bylas Ant Springtails (Pseudosinella violenta)
- Pearlescent Springtails (Lepidocyrtus)
- Yellow "Albino" Springtails (Ceratophysella)
- Lilac Springtails (Ceratophysella)
- Micro-Gold Springtails (Lepidocyrtus sp.)
- White Albino Springtails (Ceratophysella)
Use Tropical Springtail Super Food for the following species:
Storage
Storage
Cultures should be stored between 65 and 82 degrees Farenheit
Returns and Replacements
Returns and Replacements
We cannot offer any returns on any beneficial insects or predatory mites.
If there is any issues with your order, please contact us immediately via email at mark@mibeneficials.com