adults are brownish gray to dark gray bugs
about 5/8 inch long
nymphs have a green abdomen with crimson head, thorax, legs and antennae
later become grayish-white with nearly black legs and antennae
well camouflaged
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Photo credit: Extension Entomology, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University
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attacked plant stems often are enlarged but later wither and die
can become numerous on squash and pumpkins
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