what are the little black bugs that bite

The little black bugs that bite are called minute pirate bugs or insidious flower bugs. They are tiny, measuring 1/8-inch in length, and are black in color with a gold patch across the back and white tips on their wings. They are predators and feed on a variety of soft-bodied invertebrates, including other insects, throughout the warm season. They are beneficial in terms of pest control by limiting the number of other pests in fields and gardens. They are active during warm afternoons and fall, and they usually bite people who are perspiring slightly. Their bite is painful and can cause itchy welts or areas of redness near the bite location. They do not take blood or inject any saliva or venom, and their bite is not particularly serious to most people. There are no insect repellents that have any noticeable impact on keeping these tiny biters away from our skin, but covering exposed skin and wearing darker colors might help deter them.