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Tons of tiny bugs on corn - female
Copyright © 2018 jissap

Tons of tiny bugs on corn - Female
Palo Alto, Bay Area, Santa Clara County, California, USA
July 2, 2018
Size: 1mm?
Bought some corn at the grocery store and when I picked up one ear to husk it, I found a ton of these tiny bugs on it. Are they ticks?! Should I be worried?
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Contributed by jissap on 2 July, 2018 - 9:01pm
Last updated 10 January, 2023 - 2:26pm

Frassed
Moved from ID Request.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 24 November, 2018 - 1:45pm login or register to post comments

Not ticks - I only see 6 legs
Not ticks - I only see 6 legs on the ones I can make out. Most likely aphids of some sort, nothing to worry about other than being annoying on your fresh produce :^)

Frassed as no further ID is possible. Sorry this spent so long in the queue!
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 24 November, 2018 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Chaetocnema ??
Chaetocnema ??
… dvoribird, 24 November, 2018 - 7:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Hind femora aren't swollen on
Hind femora aren't swollen on any of the ones I can see, plus I'm seeing variation in sizes which makes me think of a hemimetabolous insect.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 25 November, 2018 - 5:56am login or register to post comments

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