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Post by ng501kai on Aug 27, 2019 22:21:08 GMT -8
here is the photo imgur.com/gallery/0reu0UBthey are swarming my backyard! at first i thought these are ant since they are line up like a trail, but these are smaller than ants (~1mm to 3mm). the move together like ants and are attracted by light. My backyard has a large concrete pad and i found this closer to the soil... please advice!! i live in california |
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Post by johnnyboy on Aug 28, 2019 0:21:53 GMT -8
They look like cockroach nymphs, I'm not familiar with the Californian species.
Johnny
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Post by bandrow on Aug 28, 2019 17:40:42 GMT -8
Greetings, I believe these are the nymphs of some species of true bug, in the order Heteroptera. Here is a link to something similar - this is just a guess as to species, but I think they are something close: bugguide.net/node/view/25600There are some true bug species that can be lawn pests - the common "chinch bug" is one of these. If you can locate an adult - which should be recognizable by having fully developed forewings - you may be able to get a more accurate ID. Hope this helps - at least be assured you don't have a cockroach problem... Cheers! Bandrow |
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Post by ng501kai on Aug 29, 2019 20:04:44 GMT -8
Greetings, I believe these are the nymphs of some species of true bug, in the order Heteroptera. Here is a link to something similar - this is just a guess as to species, but I think they are something close: bugguide.net/node/view/25600There are some true bug species that can be lawn pests - the common "chinch bug" is one of these. If you can locate an adult - which should be recognizable by having fully developed forewings - you may be able to get a more accurate ID. Hope this helps - at least be assured you don't have a cockroach problem... Cheers! Bandrow the bug is smaller than 1mm and even smaller than ant... very attracted to light, not sure what can i do to get rid of it... |
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