The good news is that snow fleas don’t bite or carry worrying diseases to humans and pets. They can, however, travel into your home on shoes, snow-laden boots, pet fur, or even on shoveling tools. In ...

These ancient arthropods are commonly found in snow at this time of year. Here's what gave them the nickname "snow flea." ...

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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service said that snow fleas, or springtails, aren't here to wreck havoc. See what they do.

With the cold, wet weather across Metro Detroit, some residents have noticed tiny black bugs jumping around on snow and sidewalks. Those creatures are called “springtails,” also known as “snow fleas.” ...

DEAR HELOISE: I have a problem with fleas in my carpets due to my three dogs. I use flea control on the dogs, and that helps somewhat. But every spring, I can feel fleas jumping on my feet and legs.

Fleas are pesky little biters, only 1⁄16 to 1⁄8 inch long, in the insect order Siphonaptera. That translates into English roughly as little bloodsuckers that drink through a tube (siphon) and that ...

Flea beetle damage. It begins with a tiny “shothole,” a hole straight through a leaf as if the leaf was poked with a tiny ice pick. Damage begins with a few holes then faint lacy patternings appear ...

They’re tiny. They get lots of air while jumping. They come in such large numbers that they may even make snow appear black. But experts say snow fleas emerging during winter months have one goal, and ...