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What are these little Bugs?

Posted at: 2014-09-26 
There are these little black bugs the size of a poppy seed that are on my back porch and crawl onto me. They don't bite. What are they?

I was going to say aphids, which are also tiny dot-sized bugs that feed on plants, but I don't know why they'd be on you.

If they are aphids, and they are growing out of control, you can buy some ladybugs at your local nursery / garden store. They will eat some of the aphid population down.

It's probably just a Chrysomelidae (flea) beetle. These tiny beetles are often found feeding on a variety of garden plants and commercial crops. They eat only plant matter so don't worry -- you're not on the menu! :-)

Are you sure they are not fleas?

There are these little black bugs the size of a poppy seed that are on my back porch and crawl onto me. They don't bite. What are they?