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mjk884 Franklin Square, NY May 30, 2008

This is a tiny red bug, I mean tiny, from afar it looks like a fuzzy red dot that just moves, and if you were to sqwash one it will leave a red stain. It should be a well known bug for most, since at least I've seen this bug being around for years and now would like to know what it is.

They were located all over my stoop, now they are climbing on the sliding of my house. Please can anyone identify it?!

P.S. The bug's coloring is bright red.


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carmen57 Santa Teresa, Venezuela May 30, 2008

Maybe it's a velvet mite (Trombidiidae).
[HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com

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carmen57 Santa Teresa, Venezuela May 30, 2008

I'm sorry, but I put the link with information about velvet mite incorrectly:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/4995/


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mjk884 Franklin Square, NY Jun 02, 2008

Thank you carmen, I think you're correct.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 02, 2008

I'm not sure. If the front pair of legs (too blurry to fully make out in this image) are noticeably longer than the rest, it could be a clover mite (Bryobia praetiosa), these mites often 'invade' buildings in large numbers, whereas velvet mites tend not to occur en masse. See http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2095.html for a fact sheet and http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/4dmg/images/clvmite1.jpg for an image.

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