| Anasa tristis | |
|---|---|
| Nymphs on a squash plant | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Infraorder: | Pentatomomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Coreoidea |
| Family: | Coreidae |
| Genus: | Anasa |
| Species: | A. tristis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anasa tristis (De Geer), 1773 |
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Anasa tristis of the family Coreidae is a major pest of squash and pumpkins, and is a vector of the cucurbit yellow vine disease (CYVD) bacterium.[1] These bugs can emit an unpleasant odor when disturbed.
This is the "squash bug" of North America, but properly it is known as Orange-tipped Leaf-footed Bug[2] since "squash bug" is a name applied to any common Coreidae that include Cucurbita among their host plants. In Europe, for example, the Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus) is "the" squash bug.