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Assassin or squash or some other nymph? - Leptoglossus

Assassin or squash or some other nymph? - Leptoglossus
Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas, USA
May 23, 2008
The tomatoes in the photo are grape tomatoes. The brown vertical and horizontal bars are
rusted concrete remesh wire. The tomato cages are made from concrete remesh.

Are these assassin bug nymphs? Are they squash bug nymphs?
Are they something else?

I need to know whether or not to spray with neem oil.
If they are assassin bug nymphs I don't wish to harm them and may wish to transfer some of them to my other tomato plants.
Thanks in advance for any help. Sincerely, Scott R. Steelman

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Assassin or squash or some other nymph? - Leptoglossus Assassin or squash or some other nymph? - Leptoglossus

I'll go further and say Leptoglossus nymphs
See guide. The early instars have those little spines - I've had plenty of these in my yard, and often on tomatoes or their relatives. They don't seem to do a whole lot of damage, but feeding on tomatoes will probably leave spots on the fruit.

Compare below:


Coreidae.
The very l-o-o-o-ng beak (rostrum) rules out assassin bugs, so these are something in the family Coreidae.

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