In addition can you please link your sources related to springtails being able to thrive everywhere and causing irritation in human skin, as I have found no conclusive evidence related to that statement. Springtails thrive in moist environments and feed on fungi, so I don't see how they can thrive in a home, unless there is a mold problem with constant high humidity...I did read that there is some speculation that it was originally thought that they could be parasitic to humans, however there wasn't any scientific data to back that up either.

The only reference I have found was a statement that the hairs from one specific species could cause irritation, and that some "bites" were thought to be from that.