Actually, they're different stages of the same bug, and I doubt it's the squash bug.

Nymphs of true bugs aren't the easiest to ID. But perhaps someone who knows yours will come along soon.

I really hope so. I want them gone before my whole crop is destroyed.

Ok, maybe they aren't stinkbugs like I thought. Someone on another forum suggested they might be assassin bugs. I can't find any pics of them that look exactly like them but when they first hatched they did look like spiders with a red behind if that helps any. If they are assassins I shouldn't kill them so I hope I find out soon before I kill some good bugs by mistake.

Assassin bugs come in many different sizes, shapes, and colors so it is often difficult to tell for sure what you might have. Other than there being a fairly large number on that fruit are they doing anything to the fruit? If these are not harming your fruit they should be left alone. Insect control only needs to be done if there is major harm being done to our plants that we cannot control another other way.

Yes they are eating holes in the fruit and they are all splitting before getting ripe. I have left them alone so far but they don't look good at all.

They look like leaf-footed bugs in the family Coreidae. You can tell by looking at the broadened hind legs of the adults. They are plant pests which feed through sucking mouthparts. They are not capable of making holes in the fruit, although there can be a dimple where they have fed. I'm not sure they could be responsible for splitting either, so there probably are some other factors at work. If they like hanging out on the pomegranates, they probably are feeding on them and it would be a good idea to get rid of them.

I have these bugs in my garden as well. They do not seem to be very picky as they have been a constant nuisance in my garden all summer. There are large numbers of them as well. Have you managed to rid your garden of them? If so please let me know what method you used.

Thanks

These are one of our assasin bugs. They are considered beneficial and I am glad to have them in my garden.

I'm pretty sure that's the nymph stage of the leaf footed bug that Botanybob mentioned. The immature form looks very much like an assasin bug. There are two of the adult bugs in the pic.
Karyn