Squash bug

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Squash Bug
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily: Coreoidea
Family: Coreidae
Genus: Anasa
Species: A. tristis
Binomial name
Anasa tristis
(De Geer), 1773

The squash bug (Anasa tristis) of the family Coreidae is a major pest of squash and pumpkins, and is a vector of plant disease to the plants (Yellow Vine Decline). These bugs can emit an unpleasant odor when disturbed. It is also called the Orange-tipped leaffooted bug[1].

Squash bug eggs on the underside of yellow crookneck squash leaves
Squash bug eggs on the underside of yellow crookneck squash leaves
Squash bug nymphs on yellow summer squash plant
Squash bug nymphs on yellow summer squash plant

[edit] External links

This article related to members of the insect order Hemiptera ("true bugs") is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[edit] References

  1. ^ True Bugs