Name this bug ??

[wdn]

Can any of you identify this bug I found on my squash plant in the garden? Thanks.

 

[Inspector507]

I get those or something close in the basement here all the time. Hard shelled things when ya squash 'em in a paper towel, makes an awful sound.

 

[techman]

Picture is a bit fuzzy, but it looks like a boxelder bug.

paul

 

[kokopelli2]

looks like an afid (sp?) to me.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

As a kid we called them blister beetles. As an adult I know they're your bud. They're a predator. Be nice, be thankful, and be aware. Don't hurt it. It likes to eat what you don't want to see live.

 

[bsparr]

Looks like a squash bug to me, they suck on your plants and eventually destroy them, what fruit does make it will have a bitter taste. Apply Seven dust to eliminate them.

 

[livincountry]

http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/hemiptera/stinkbug/3938.1stinkbug.html

check out this site. here is a clear picture of what you may have. we always called them stink bugs as noted on this website.

 

[livincountry]

http://insected.arl.arizona.edu/stinkinfo.htm

if it is a stink bug here is some information on them.

tony

 

[hazmat]

Your picture is pretty fuzzy. I wouldn't know what it was anyway.

Your best bet is to bring it by your local Ag coop/ext school office. If you don't have a local offfice, you should be able to mail it in to the main campus. Your tax dollars at work.

 

[RJohnson]

The picture is kind of fuzzy but if it has a large hump on its back it is called a wheel bug. See if this link gives you a better picture of the bug. http://insects.tamu.edu/extension/answers/identify/suck/squash_bug.html and it is a sucking insect that can destroy a squash plant overnight. Look for clusters of reddish brown eggs on the bottom sides of the leaves. If you find them scrape them off in a jar of water and look for the adults as they won't be far off. I found that the best way to control them was to squish the squash bug as they are very hard to kill with poison.

Randy