Adults and nymphs are present between June and September (2). As with most bugs, individuals mate 'back to back' (4). All bugs have a type of insect development known as 'hemimetabolous development' in which there is no larval stage but a number of wingless nymphs instead which resemble the adult form (4). The nymphs of this species are protected by their covering of froth, which they create by blowing air into a fluid excreted from their anus. They feed on plant tissues below this protective covering, which also prevents them from drying out (2).