Recent content by Wild Blue Ranch

Have looked at more bug photos in the last 24 hours than I thought possible! I think these are some type of black aphids. That would also explain why I'm seeing alot more ants. The only recommendation I'm seeing is to blast them with water, which I've been doing. Probably not getting up...

I don't know what flea beetles look like, but I'll research. These things are smaller than fleas though. And we rarely get fleas here because it's so hot/dry in the summer (nearly desert like). We're in eastern Calif., up in the mountains.

I get the same nasty little bugger in my garden every year--they are very tiny, and look like pepper or black dirt. They particularly go for bean plants. When you're handling the plant, or picking the beans, you get purple squished bug juice all over your hands. I frequently blast them off...