. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. SQUASH BUG The squash bug {Anasa tristis) is blackish-brown in color on top and specked with yellow underneath. It is from one-half to nearly threes-fourths of an inch long and has two long antennae on the head (Fig. 400-a). On the un- derside of the head is a long slender beak which constitutes the mouth parts, and with which it sucks up the juices of the plants on which it feeds. The full-grown bugs hide away in the fall beneath stones, boards, leaves and other rub- bish that they may find. In spring they come from their h
. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. SQUASH BUG The squash bug {Anasa tristis) is blackish-brown in color on top and specked with yellow underneath. It is from one-half to nearly threes-fourths of an inch long and has two long antennae on the head (Fig. 400-a). On the un- derside of the head is a long slender beak which constitutes the mouth parts, and with which it sucks up the juices of the plants on which it feeds. The full-grown bugs hide away in the fall beneath stones, boards, leaves and other rub- bish that they may find. In spring they come from their hiding places and begin their search for squash vines. When they find the plants they soon commence to lay their brown eggs on the under- sides of the leaves, and sometimes on the upper sides also. Occasionally the eggs are laid in regular rows, as shown in the illustration (Fig. 401). In eight to twelve days small green and black bugs hatch from the eggs. These young bugs are somewhat like the full-grown ones, but they have no wings and are lighter green in color (Fig. 400-n). They are called nymphs and each one has a beak with which it punctures the leaf and Fig. 400.— The Squash Bug: (a) ADULT; (n) Nymph. •vfefj Fig. 401.— Eggs op . Squash Bug on a Leaf 43. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Bureau of Farmers' Institutes. [Albany
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