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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » Plant-parasitic Hemipterans (Sternorrhyncha) » Aphidoidea » Aphids (Aphididae) » Giant Aphids (Lachninae)
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Unknown bugs found in our home
Copyright © 2011 thorofareken

Unknown bugs found in our home
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
December 27, 2011
Size: Approximately 5-6 mm
We found a bunch of these in our home recently. We are concerned that they might be ticks since we have pets. They seem to have 6 legs and antennae, so I don't think they are ticks, but we don't know for sure. We do go horseback riding in the woods a lot and have brought home a tick or two. We also did get a live Christmas tree this year...possibly a source.
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Contributed by thorofareken on 27 December, 2011 - 11:32am
Last updated 20 December, 2018 - 6:11pm

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… Natalie Hernandez, 20 December, 2018 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 December, 2011 - 12:24pm login or register to post comments

I'll bet they came from the Christmas tree.
This is definitely an aphid. It looks like one of the so-called "giant aphids"--and perhaps one of the Giant Conifer Aphids in the genus Cinara:



It's nothing to be concerned about.

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 December, 2011 - 12:23pm login or register to post comments

My guess would be just a harm
Do you have a garden nearby or was the christmas tree grown near one? My guess would be just a harmless aphid. Possibly a Bean/cowpea Aphid, the young don't grow wings until later on - but wait for an expert.
… bugwonderer, 27 December, 2011 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

Not an expert . . .
but I can pretty much assure you that it sin't a tick :) BUT . Wait for the experts.
… Cathy Wilson, 27 December, 2011 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

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