no chemicals until a FULL ID ...

i sure hope you arent talking about ladybug nymphs ... and that is why you must find the ID first ...

and there arent many bugs.. clean cut a plant at the ground ... at this time of year ...

please ID..

if you cant post pix.. take some to a local nursery.. or your county extension office ...

ken

Hi Ken,

These aren't ladybug nymphs. that's the strange thing about them. I can't find any pictures or descriptions online that would match. no visible head, legs, wings, etc. just very tiny orange worms, and they are difficult to see unless up close. My camera's broken, and my iPhone camera won't zoom or focus well enough to even see them in a picture...
Thank you for your advice. I'll keep trying to identify them.

Look up ceccidomyiid larvae. If that's who they are, they're helping you keep aphids under control.

i didnt think they were ladybugs.. i just wanted to impress upon you that a full ID was requisite.. before destroying them..

i tried googling 'Tiny Orange worms' ... and i suspect you know how far i got with that.. a bunch of worm pix.. lol.. who knew there were yellow worms ...

ken

Images would help us help you.

I've got the same things! Still trying to figure out what they are. I have a plant with little leaves and if you break one open there's anywhere from 1-7 worms inside it. They wiggle around and they're gross. My camera isn't the best but I did what I could. There's a comparison of the worm, the leave, and the tip of my finger. Same bugs?

peggy,

Start your own thread.

And post images of your critters. They may be different than those shown above which, by the way, don't bite.

Peggy...these things Idk what they are. they bite and burrow into me and my dogs skin. email me please? Im in California. fleur7765@gmail.com

wow creepy! Did you ever find out what these were?