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Lala01 Mobile, AL May 19, 2017

Please let me know what kind of bug this is

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 19, 2017

Most likely a nymph of a leaf-footed bug (family Coreidae). However, some young assassin bug nymphs can appear quite similar.

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Lala01 Mobile, AL May 19, 2017

Thanks so much for the response. Do you happen to know if this is a bug known to be a pest to squash plants? The word "assassin" concerns me

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JamesSarmiento Boca Raton, FL May 19, 2017

It looks like bug!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 20, 2017

[quote="Lala01"]Thanks so much for the response. Do you happen to know if this is a bug known to be a pest to squash plants? The word "assassin" concerns me

Squash bugs are in the family Coreidae, but this is not a nymph of a squash bug. Assassin bugs are in the family Reduviidae, and are general predators on other small arthropods, mainly other insects.

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