False Chinch Bugs
Nysius spp.

Adults are grayish-brown, narrow-bodied, and about 4 mm long. Nymphs are stubby, up to 3 mm long, gray, and with minute red markings. They are generally seen by the thousands, moving from waste areas to crops. They suck plant juices of many crops in late summer or fall, causing wilting. Host plants: alfalfa, clover, cereals, grasses, potatoes, sugarbeets, several weeds.