SQUASH BUGS & VINE BORERS Squash bug (Anasa tristis Hemiptera: Coreidae) is the most serious pest of squash and pumpkins in the U.S. and is a potential problem for all cucurbits. Squash bugs ...

These zucchini pests are similar to squash bugs, they are shield-shaped pests that are green or brown and with a row of dots behind their heads. Stink bugs suck sap from plants and cause damage to ...

If you have never encountered the brown marmorated stink bug, your immediate instinct may be to step on or squash them. If you’ve done that before, you know that may not be the ideal method.

Squash bugs overwinter as adults, becoming active around June. They are secretive, hiding on plants or in mulch. Numerous egg clusters are laid, usually on leaf undersides. Eggs are bronze-orange, ...

In addition to their impact as a plant pest, the bugs can become a nuisance to homeowners when they enter homes in the autumn to escape the cold. The stink bugs release a foul-smelling odor when ...

The brown marmorated stink bug was first found on the East Coast in Pennsylvania in 2001, on the West Coast they were found in 2004. Scientists think they arrived as stowaways on airplanes or cargo ...