![Squash bug adult and eggs - Anasa tristis](/extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/styles/optimized/public/2021-02/hgic_veg_squashbugweggs.jpg?itok=vPVwzE3l)
Appearance
- Eggs: Shiny, elliptical, rubbery, bronze colored; in clusters of about 20 eggs.
- Nymphs: Newly hatched nymphs are pale green with black legs, and very gregarious. Five instars (growth stages) occur over about a month. Older nymphs are shades of gray in color and also have black legs.