Anasa tristis

Anasa tristis
Anasa tristis
Nymphs on a squash plant
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
Squash bug eggs on the underside of yellow crookneck squash leaves

Anasa tristis of the family Coreidae is a major pest of squash and pumpkins, and is a vector of the cucurbit yellow vine disease (CYVD) bacterium.[1] These bugs can emit an unpleasant odor when disturbed.

This is the "squash bug" of North America, but properly it is known as Orange-tipped Leaf-footed Bug[2] since "squash bug" is a name applied to any common Coreidae that include Cucurbita among their host plants. In Europe, for example, the Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus) is "the" squash bug.

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References

  1. ^ Arnold, 2001
  2. ^ True Bugs