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Angel
Boonville, MO
(Zone 5a)
May 7, 2001
9:49 PM Post #4585
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What are those tiny red little critters all over the patio outside? I see them every year. They are invading my space! What do they do to plants? Is there a way to get rid of them? |
Trish
Jacksonville, TX
(Zone 8b)
 May 7, 2001
9:50 PM Post #73243
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Oh, Angel...I just saw a bunch of those too today! Hopefully someone will know what they are!
Trish |
GrannyLois
Blountville, TN
(Zone 6b)
May 7, 2001
10:06 PM Post #73246
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Don't know. Do you have a picture? Could they be earwigs? |
Angel
Boonville, MO
(Zone 5a)
May 7, 2001
10:43 PM Post #73252
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No picture... they are tiny bright red dots. If you took a fine tipped red pen and made a dot they would be smaller than that even. If you smash them they make a red splat. They are really common and multiply quickly. |
Zanymuse
Fortuna, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 7, 2001
11:59 PM Post #73266
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They sound yucky whatever they are! |
Happy_Gardener
Cedar Rapids, IA
May 8, 2001
12:11 AM Post #73269
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My first thought was maybe spider mites but I did a search on Google for "tiny red bugs" and every hit came up as "clover mites." I can remember seeing these in South Carolina. Always thought they were tiny spider mites.
[HYPERLINK@www.extension.umn.edu]
Scroll down for text regarding clover mites. |
Angel
Boonville, MO
(Zone 5a)
May 8, 2001
1:25 AM Post #73286
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Clover Mites... that must be it! The first time I ever saw these was when I was working in Oklahoma at a bank and they entered the building. I remember someone coming out to do a quarterly spray for insects but they said they didnt have anything for these bugs. I think they said what would kill them would be too dangerous or something and that they would die out soon anyway. They seem to love the house.
Ok, now I'm all itchy!! Better switch to a new topic if I want to sleep tonight. |
darius
Appalachian Mtns, VA
(Zone 5b)
May 8, 2001
4:42 PM Post #73415
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They sound like chiggers to me!
-darius |
cutlass
Atqasuk, AK
April 8, 2008
8:03 PM Post #4778144
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They are Clover Mites. See the article by Richard M. Houseman of
Department of Entomology at The University of Missouri at: [HYPERLINK@extension.missouri.edu]
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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