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In North America, the spotted and striped cucumber beetles are the most commonly encountered varieties. The spotted cucumber beetle has three subspecies, each with a different common name: Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi – spotted cucumber beetle or southern corn rootworm [4] Diabrotica undecimpunctata tenella – western cucumber beetle [5]
This allows the striped cucumber beetle to feed on cucurbitacin-containing seeds that other herbivores are repelled from. [4] Striped cucumber beetles also release a pheromone while feeding on cucurbits, which is a type of chemical insects and animals use to communicate with, to inform other striped cucumber beetles of the food source. This ...
Spotted cucumber beetle, northern corn rootworm beetle, and western corn rootworm beetle Western corn rootworm. Cucumber beetle is a common name given to members of two genera of beetles, Diabrotica and Acalymma, both in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] The adults can be found on cucurbits such as cucumbers and a variety of other plants. Many are ...
Diabrotica is a large, widespread genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. Members of this genus include several destructive agricultural pest species, sometimes referred to as cucumber beetles or corn rootworms.
Acalymma trivittatum, the western striped cucumber beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is found in Central America and North America . [ 1 ] [ 4 ] It is considered a key pest on crops in the Cucurbitaceae family.
In the United States, two species are major pests of cucurbits, the striped cucumber beetle (Acalymma vittatum), which is mainly found east of the Mississippi River, and Acalymma trivittatum which is mostly found west of the Mississippi. [2] Adults feed on young leaves, and larvae can damage roots. [3]
The spotted cucumber beetle is a serious pest of vegetables and is a very common insect on all sorts of flowers. The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, attacks potatoes and other members of the Solanaceae. The Asian long-horned beetle is a serious pest of trees where it has been introduced. [citation needed]. It seems almost ...
Spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata) [31] Striped cucumber beetle (Acalymma trivittatum) [31] Thrips (various) [32] Sugar beet wireworm (Limonius californicus) [19] Two-striped grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus) [24] Vegetable leafminer (Liriomyza sativae) [11] Velvet ant (Mutillidae spp.) - these are actually a type of wasp [4]