Insect and Spider Identification: Unknown Beetle infestation tonight, 1 by rhapsodyinbloo

rhapsodyinbloo wrote:
Hello all! I live in Northern Colorado and just moved into a new house. We were sitting on the back porch tonight and it literally started to 'rain' these tiny beetles. They are no longer then the tip of a pen and are all black. They seem to jump but not fly. From my research they are not a flea of any kind but we can't find any information on what they could be. The closest I got was the Pollen Beetle. Any help would be much appreciated so we can figure out how to deter them from invading the back deck! I have included a picture of one of them but there were literally hundreds of them that showed up all of a sudden when it got dark and we turned the light on. Thank you so much for your help! -Tiffanie