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Orange Springtails - Bilobella Brunerae

Orange Springtails - Bilobella Brunerae

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Discover the secret to a thriving garden and flourishing crops with Bilobella Brunerae - Orange Springtails tiny but powerful allies in sustainable agriculture. As natural soil enhancers, springtails play an essential role in nutrient cycling and soil aeration, ensuring your plants have the foundation they need to grow strong and healthy.

 

Key Benefits:

1. Efficient Nutrient Cycling: Springtails are experts at breaking down organic matter, such as decaying leaves and plant debris, Fungus an Fungal spores into nutrient-rich soil. Some species also eat bacteria and pollen. By digesting these materials, they release vital nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus back into the soil, making them available for plant uptake. This natural process enriches your soil, reducing the need for chemical fertilizers and promoting sustainable farming practices.

 

2. Enhanced Soil Aeration: These industrious creatures move through the soil, creating a network of micro-channels that improve soil structure and aeration. Better aeration allows roots to penetrate more deeply, enhances water and air infiltration, further supporting healthy root development. The result is resilient plants that can better withstand environmental stresses like drought.

 

3. Eco-Friendly Soil Management: Springtails offer a natural solution to maintaining soil health, minimizing the need for synthetic inputs. Their activity supports a thriving ecosystem of beneficial microorganisms, increasing soil biodiversity and promoting a balanced environment. By incorporating springtails into your soil management plan, you contribute to a more sustainable and eco-friendly agricultural system.

 

4. Improved Soil Resilience: The tunneling activity of springtails helps to stabilize soil structure, reducing erosion and compaction. This enhanced soil resilience supports healthy plant growth and leads to higher yields, ensuring your crops are productive and robust throughout the growing season.

 

Why Choose Springtails?

By choosing springtails, you invest in a natural and sustainable approach to soil health. Their ability to enhance nutrient cycling and soil aeration translates into healthier plants, increased yields, and a reduced reliance on chemical fertilizers. Embrace nature's solution to soil management and watch your garden flourish.

  • Benefits

    Breaks down organic matter, eats fungus and fungal spores.

    Springtails will sometimes eat the new tips of mychorrizal fungus, usually when their preferred food is no longer available, but this also encourages branching thereby increasing sruface area and should not be seen as a negative.

  • Size and Quantity

    Adult: 3-4mm

    50 or more Adults

  • Ideal Temperature Range

    16°C to 30°C

  • Geographic Origin

    European Species

  • How to Use

    Simply add the creatures to your soil and they will do the rest (As long as there is sufficient food)

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