My 3 boys have been suffering with nasty insect bites every time they play in the garden for the past few weeks. This afternoon I have noticed masses of insects burrowing into / hanging on the render on the walls of the house. I'm just wondering whether these horrible little things could be the source of the bites...
They are little black wingless creatures (about 0.5 - 1cm long with 6 legs. They have bright orange stripes down each side of their bodies. They have pointy tails & seem to be hanging from these tails which are kind of buried in the render on the outside of our house. There seem to be a few empty tail sections still hanging out from the wall... it looks like they have lost their tails / stings (???)
Any ideas???