Squash Bug
Anasa armigera
This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Madison, Alabama
El Mirage, Arizona
Glendale, Arizona
Queen Creek, Arizona
Sonoita, Arizona
Higden, Arkansas
Apple Valley, California
San Pablo, California
Deltona, Florida
Dunnellon, Florida
Osprey, Florida
Kingsland, Georgia
Effingham, Illinois
Kankakee, Illinois
Greenfield, Indiana
Rising Sun, Indiana
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Coushatta, Louisiana
Compton, Maryland
Concord, Massachusetts
Willis, Michigan
Shakopee, Minnesota
Tupelo, Mississippi
Chesterfield, Missouri
Doe Run, Missouri
Las Vegas, Nevada
Raymond, New Hampshire
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bloomfield, New Mexico
Jordan, New York
Queensbury, New York
Salt Point, New York
Gastonia, North Carolina
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Huntersville, North Carolina
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Athens, Ohio
Mount Orab, Ohio
Fletcher, Oklahoma
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Effingham, South Carolina
Austin, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Garland, Texas
Georgetown, Texas
Irving, Texas
Katy, Texas
Mesquite, Texas
Quinlan, Texas
Round Rock, Texas
Ogden, Utah
Winchester, Virginia
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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treesmoocher
HL_Nursery777
phw426
aabeck
wholestory
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2010/1...
Note, stink bugs and squash bugs are close relatives.
In case the article disappears one day, ... read more
farmlife
When I overturned my pumpkins, they were under there in droves. They love litter (I mulch with my horses' manure all summer) and moist, dark places, so that's where they were hiding during the day - under the mulch by the various plant stems and under the pumpkins.
Spraying with Ortho's "MAX flower, fruit and vegetable insect killer" did them in. It didn't stop them in their tracks, but in a few hours they were dead ... read more
bobjoy
Urchin123
temafilly
I wanted to set up awareness that this bug overwinters in HOUSES! I've killed at least 8 of these insiduous, foul-smelling cretins so far. I'll mash anything with a sucking mouthpart on principle, but this last one I saved to find out exactly what it was. I figured that because of it's size and coloring it would be tree-orientated. Surprise! Glad I looked it up as I grow many varieties in the squash family.
There is an excellent article about these insects on http://www.simplykitchengarden.com
DMgardener