Burrowing Bug

Description:

Adults are black, roughly 1/4 inch long, and superficially resemble small stink bugs. However, they are more oval and have spines on their leg segments (tibiae). The front wings are clear and membranous (hemelytron) at the tips beyond a black thickened basal part (corium and clavus), and can be seen at the rear end of the body when the wings are held at rest. These bugs feed on grasses, weeds, berries and flowers.

Habitat:

Burrower bugs feed on parts of plants including pepper and spinach seedlings, vegetable crops, cotton and peanuts. Burrowing bugs occur in high numbers around lights at night during periods in the fall.