I found this guy on one of my plants. Is it an assassin bug juvenile?
I'm sorry I couldn't get a clearer picture.
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I have seen these bugs in the garden many times. I have those on my squash now. What do they do? Here are some photos. When I was in 1st grade we use to hold those bugs up to the dogs nose it would make the dog vomit and slobber white foam and drag its face on the grass. I don't notice them causing any problems in the garden.
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well, that was the point of pinning down whether it is assassin bug or leaf foot. The assassin bugs are predators of other insects, often ones you don't want in your garden, and so are very beneficial. The leaf footed bugs are herbivores, crop destroyers, closely related to squash bugs. They look quite different as adults, but the nymphs are very similar. So if you see those red orange nymphs, you really want to figure out whether they are good guys or bad guys.
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It is interesting that so many people on the forum have bug problems but I rarely do. My solution to bugs in Tennessee was to put up 25 bird houses and bird baths for the birds. I never had bugs in my garden for 35 years. I read online Wrens eat their weight in bugs every day.
In Arizona there are no bugs to be seen during the day but they are here hiding in the shadows. Bugs here seem to be harmless to the garden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8wjCGQhhRI
In Arizona there are no bugs to be seen during the day but they are here hiding in the shadows. Bugs here seem to be harmless to the garden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8wjCGQhhRI