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StripedCucumberBeetle Common Name:
Striped Cucumber Beetle
 
 
Scientific Name: Acalymma vittatum

 

Length or Size: Length = 0.25"

 

Comment: Feeds on cucumber, cantaloupe, squash, pumpkin, gourd watermelon, and a few other crops. Beetles may burrow into the soil and destroy plants before they break surface.