The Peanut Burrower Bug, Pangaeus bilineatus (Say) (Hemiptera: Cydnidae)

Kathi Malfa, Ethan Carter, Xavier Martini, andIsaac Esquivel

Release Date: 10/12/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1456-2025

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY-821, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

How to Cite

Malfa, K., Carter, E., Martini, X., & Esquivel, I. (2025). The Peanut Burrower Bug, Pangaeus bilineatus (Say) (Hemiptera: Cydnidae). EDIS, 2025(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1456-2025

Authors

Kathi Malfa

staff

University of Florida

biological scientist, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL

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Ethan Carter

Specialized Agent

University of Florida

regional specialized Extension agent III, crop IPM, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County, Marianna, FL

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Xavier Martini

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, insect behavior, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL

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Isaac Esquivel

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor and Extension specialist, agroecosystems/agronomic and forage crops, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL

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