Re: big black and orange burrowing insects in garden

Posted by Valerie on September 03, 2001 at 14:36:49:

In Reply to: Re: big black and orange burrowing insects in garden posted by Tom Willingham on August 21, 2001 at 16:22:49:

: : We have these big dirt piles in our garden that we thought were fire-ant hills (plentiful in N. Georgia where we live) but this evening saw a huge (1-1/4") black and orange roach-like (in appearance) bug burrowing into a good-sized hole (nickel-sized) next to one of the hills. The bug backs out of the hole and shovels dirt underneath itself onto the dirt pile. It appears to have wings but we have not seen it fly, and it has some yellow markings on its back end. The piles have appeared very suddenly (it's mid-July and hot), and we have never seen anything like them despite many years in these parts. What could they be?
: I discovered the same thing today. I watched the bug literally excavate the soil. What is this thing and will it cause damage? Can I assume there are more around?

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