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Assassin bug nymph

Jan 18, 2026

Pest Control Canada

Assassin bug nymph

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5843 Mainly green body with red striation along back. Someone suggested it was an assassin bug. May have come in with the dog.

This is indeed an assassin bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae; it is a nymph in the genus Zelus, likely Zelus luridus – see http://tinyurl.com/j7822h4 for more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.