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πŸͺ² Beetles

Striped Cucumber Beetle

Acalymma vittatum

Not Evaluated

About

A yellow beetle with three black stripes that specializes on cucurbit crops. It is a major vector of bacterial wilt and squash mosaic virus.

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Did You Know?

Adults are strongly attracted to cucurbitacin, a bitter compound in wild cucurbits, which they use to find host plants.