squash bug

n. Any of various hemipteran insects of the family Coreidae, especially Anasa tristis of North America, which damages squashes and other cucurbits.

squash bug

n (Animals) any of various heteropterous insects of the family Coreidae, esp a North American species, Anasa tristis, which is a pest of squash, pumpkin, and related plants

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n. a dark brown bug, Anasa tristis, that sucks the sap from the leaves esp. of squash and pumpkin.

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squash bug - large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd familyAnasa tristiscoreid, coreid bug - a true bugAnasa, genus Anasa - squash bugs

squash bug

squash bug,

name for a true bugbug,
common name correctly applied to insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, although members of the order Homoptera (e.g., mealybug) are sometimes referred to as bugs, as are other insects in general.
..... Click the link for more information. , Anasa tristis, found throughout the United States and S Canada. It damages squash, pumpkin, and related plants by sucking the juices from leaves and stems. The adult is dark brown and measures about 2-3 in. (16 mm) long. The eggs are laid in the late spring and hatch in two weeks. The green larvae, or nymphs, soon turn brown or gray. Birds feed on both nymphs and adults, but the most effective natural enemy is the larva of a tachinid flytachinid fly
, common name for any of the flies of the family Tachinidae, which parasitize caterpillars, beetles, grasshoppers, and other insects. Tachinid flies are generally small (about the size of houseflies), often bristly, and sometimes brilliantly colored.
..... Click the link for more information. , which develops within the body of an adult or larval squash bug, feeding on and eventually killing the host. The squash bug is classified in the phylum ArthropodaArthropoda
[Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum. The arthropods include crustaceans, insects, centipedes, millipedes, spiders, scorpions, and the extinct trilobites.
..... Click the link for more information. , class Insecta, order Hemiptera, and family Coreidae.

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noun large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family

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