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Burrowing Fly

Hello; today I spotted a golden-greenish (metallic shine) fly burrowing
into the ground in my garden.  When I went to see what it was doing, I
discovered two holes of identical appearance, one containing the fly.  I
assume it was laying eggs, so I stomped it.  Now I have to wait for the
eggs to hatch, unless there is something I can do to kill them.  The fly
holes were dug about 4" from a tomato plant, in damp soil, and about 2'
from a cabbage seedling.

What is this fly, what will its offspring do to my plants, and can the eggs
be killed w/o using a strong poison like Spectracide?  Maybe vinegar?


Sheila Smith
mikecook@pipeline.com
Niles, MI  USA, Z 5/6
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