I tried to take a picture of the guy, but when I got it out of the bug vacuum he flew away. He is tan/brown in color and very skinny and small about 3/8" in size. I didn't think he could fly since he didn't try to get away when we captured him. He has six legs and two long straight antennae, not bent like a squash bug. Which is where I found him and, at least two others, on the birdhouse gourds. I am not familiar with how different bugs mate, but I did find two connected at the butt like the squash bugs.

I would love to know if he is a beneficial or another type of stinky bug. I did come across the narrow stink bug, but the coloring isn't the same and it appears they are in the southwest. This morning we found a praying mantis in with the gourds and I was thinking about spraying with neem oil for the few stink bugs and cucumber beetles (their numbers are growing), but I don't want to kill the good bugs too if they are present and killing the pests.

Thank you for your help and I will see if I can get a picture of one on the plant.

Christine