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Coreid Bugs

Posted by danielj June 10th, 2005 at 12:00 am

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Hi,
I have attached two pictures. The slightly out of focus one shows a large number of these bugs, mostly juvenile (I assume) and at least one of the larger ones (adult of the same species?) and the other photo shows just a few, but is sharper. These, as you can see, have been all over my tomatoes, and are also on my peppers and eggplants. Are they good bugs or bad? I am assuming bad, and have tried to kill them, but so far insecticidal soap and pyrethrum dust have both failed to do much damage. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Mary
Mary Elizabeth Word

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Hi Mary,
It is difficult to be certain based on your photos, but I’m guessing you have a type of Coreid Bug, known as Big Legged Bugs or Leaf Footed Bugs. These include many plant pests including the Squash Bug, Anasa tristis. Be careful, they can bite.

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