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Squash Bug Eggs - Anasa tristis Tiny, eggs that were laid in a cluster on the underside of a leaf in a rural garden.<br />
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Habitat: Garden Anasa tristis,Geotagged,Spring,United States,eggs Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Squash Bug Eggs - Anasa tristis

Tiny, eggs that were laid in a cluster on the underside of a leaf in a rural garden.

Habitat: Garden

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  1. Nice finding! Posted 4 years ago
    1. Thanks, they were so pretty! Posted 4 years ago

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"Anasa tristis" of the family Coreidae is a major pest of squash and pumpkins, and is a vector of the cucurbit yellow vine disease bacterium. These bugs can emit an unpleasant odor when disturbed. It is commonly known as the squash bug but shares this name with certain other species.

Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 4, 2021. Captured Jun 15, 2020 23:25 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/664s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm