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Tiny orange bugs.

19 years ago

Hello everyone. I had a new sod lawn installed the year before last. Suddenly in the Fall tiny orange dots came in through the basement windows. They are everywhere. I thought they came with the soil. They disappeared over the winter but are back with the first warm sunshine. Does anyone know what they could be? They are diving me crazy. When you wipe them up they stain the towel bright orange, get into the cat's water dish and all over the floor. I have tried to tape the windows shut, but they are so tiny nothing works.

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Jennifer_07
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19 years ago

Thank you rhizo!!!! I am going to spray around the outside of the house. They must have come in with either the new turf or soil. I never had them before.

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
19 years ago
Clover mites!

Here is a link that might be useful: clover mites
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Was instant messaging with an entomologist friend of mine and showed him your post... Violetta: what are your thoughts on this? http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/clematis/msg061027269390.html?1 Friend: completely orange is a pretty rare color scheme for aphids Friend: but the main way to tell if they are aphids vs. somthing else is to look at them closely and see if they are sort of sedentary, with their little feeding beak stuck in the plant, vs. other orange insects, such as the nymph stage of milkweed bugs or mites - which tend to be pretty mobile Violetta: and if they are something else? Friend: the treatment might depend on what they are, but if we are dealing with only a few plants, wiping or blasting off the offending insects by hand tend to be the most effective and efficient method Friend: what is the geographic range of that forum? Friend: location is important for knowing which species they are Friend: if they can take a digital image and send it to me, I could at least tell them what type of pest it is, Friend: and then recommend what to do, at least for that type of pest Friend: but again, wiping them off works for many different types of pest Friend: it's less effective for those that 1) are coming in continuously from some source, or 2) develop and multiply very rapidly (eg. aphids) Violetta: k, i'm posting a response now, thank you
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skylarcoleman_bellsouth_net
12 years ago
There definitally NOT Clover mites, Bed bugs, ect. They live outside and that is why they are biting you. They shouldn't be biting you inside your home because they live OUTside. I know exactly what bug your talking about, I tried looking up what they were called as well, but couldn't find anything. I get bit by them all the time when i'm outside. They are like miskitoes, when they bite they fly/jump away, they live outside and are both NOT bed bugs or clover mites(: So just put on some bug spray- when working outside!
okay39_june_com
12 years ago
i realllyyy whould like to know what these little tiny bugs that are very very very very micro sized and they are ornge and they seem to appear when i only wear bright colors they are not aphids,clover mites,or THRIPS i really would need some help figuring this out.
ZurisMommy
12 years ago
Chiggers....You can barely see them when they're on you. Only really notice them on a surface or solid color shirt. My niece calls them (can't see em's( They itch when they're on you (they don't actually suck blood, they're eating skin). We got them really bad after starting a garden :-

Here is a link that might be useful: Orange Bug
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
12 years ago
Sorry folks...that original post from over 6 years ago really isn't describing anything but the behavior of a group of arachnids called clover mites. They don't bite people, but a minor plant feeders. People become a bit alarmed when they see them swarming their window ledges and getting in their homes. Red stains are a common complaint.

Chiggers are something quite different. And who knows what Olivia is trying to describe, lol!
meagie_sweet_yahoo_com
12 years ago
everytime i go outside i get these very tiny orange bug type things all over me that has a little sting when they bite i can't keep them off of me. Does anyone know what they are?
M and D Shawver
5 years ago
Actually, they are no see ums. Look it up. They bite and it's awful!

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