Aphid

5832 I’m in Innisfil, Ontario. It is a mild October. This last week have had tiny all black, six legged (plus two antennae)bugs crawling all over my decks and brick and basement windows Not a hard beetle type shell and no wings.  Slow but steady pace when moving. They do not jump or scatter when threatened; they just stop or retreat. There are also present in the mulch in my gardens. Very small. And somewhat similar to picture #5526.  About 1/16th of an inch. Donna

This is an aphid (Hemiptera/Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae). Also known as plant lice, these all feed on the sap of various plants and a few species can be important vectors of plant diseases. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.