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πŸͺ² Beetles

Sweet Potato Flea Beetle

Chaetocnema confinis

About

A minute, shiny bronze-black flea beetle with enlarged hind legs for jumping. It creates linear feeding tracks in sweet potato tubers, reducing their market quality.

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Did You Know?

Larvae tunnel into sweet potato tubers creating winding tracks just under the skin, causing cosmetic damage that significantly reduces marketable yield.