Posted on 04/05/2011 4:29:55 PM PDT by camerongood210
Hi Fellow FReepers,
I got home this afternoon and noticed many tiny (much smaller than an ant), red bugs crawling all around on my sidewalk and yard. Being that I grew up and still live in the south, I know how bad chiggers can be. But, after doing a little research this afternoon, it seems like these might not be chiggers after all because they are too large (chiggers are supposed to be microscopic). I have since done more research trying to figure out what these bugs are, but have hit a wall. I was hoping my fellow FReepers may help me to identify these bugs and ease my mind. I've got the feeling these things are crawling all over my skin as I type this.
Thanks guys
During the 60’s we Southerners were encouraged to start calling “chigroes”.
Beat me to it.........LOL
What part of the country are you in?
Have you taken a look at spider mites? We have them terribly around our garden. You generally notice them when they crawl on our landscaping stone which is a tan color. I hate going near them when they are in abundance.
Ew. I don’t know what they are but if you want to get rid of them this is good stuff: http://www.dirtworks.net/Diatomaceous-Earth.html
Clover Mites
Auburn, AL. We had a pretty good thunder storm last night that knocked down a few trees if that makes a difference.
I remember those things from eons ago. Have no idea what they are though....so I’m no help at all. I’m from Long Island and haven’t seen them in eons.
Have no idea what they are but I remember them being rampant so many years ago.
It could be. I was only able to notice at first because they were crawling on the greyish colored sidewalk.
They sound like mites to me as well. You could both use a healthy number of Praying Mantis. Sometimes you can buy them through an organic gardening store. They’ll clean uip the problem, and are cool to watch.
Could be just-born box elder bugs. Malathion will kill them (as well as a mix of dishwasher detergent and 1% gasoline...but that is, in essence malathion).
Could you take a photo of them, load it onto a website, and post the link here? Maybe if we can get a look at what you’re referring to, someone might ID them.
Boy, I’m glad in the dry desert West, were the bugs are few. Spent some time in the piney woods of East Texas, the trees and bushes are alive with bugs and all kinds of strange critters.
Spider mites.
Harmless things.
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