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eggs on squash - Anasa
Copyright © 2009 Virginia Malone

eggs on squash - Anasa
Hondo, Medina County, Texas, USA
June 30, 2009
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eggs on squash - Anasa eggs on squash - Anasa
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Contributed by Virginia Malone on 8 July, 2009 - 9:09am
Last updated 29 July, 2009 - 7:03pm

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Charley Eiseman, 29 July, 2009 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 29 July, 2009 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

most likely Squash Vine Borer
Melittia cucurbitae - Squash Vine Borer - Hodges#2536. Often a big problem here in Medina County. Melittia calabaza is also present here at times.
… Maury J. Heiman, 8 July, 2009 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

 
No
These are not moth eggs, but leaf-footed bug eggs. Presumably they belong to a squash bug (Anasa):
… Charley Eiseman, 8 July, 2009 - 11:06am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks,
Squash Vine Borer eggs would be on the lower part of the stems and not the leaf.
… Maury J. Heiman, 8 July, 2009 - 11:33am login or register to post comments

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