Cucumber beetle
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Cucumber beetle is a common name given to members of two genera of beetles, Diabrotica and Acalymma, both in the family Chrysomelidae. The adults can be found on cucurbits such as cucumbers and a vari
Spotted cucumber beetle, northern corn rootworm beetle, and western corn rootworm beetle
Western corn rootworm
Western corn rootworm
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The Western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, is one of the most devastating corn rootworm species in North America, especially in the midwestern corn-growing areas such as Iowa. A relate
Cucumber beetle
…Many are notorious pests of agricultural crops. The larvae of several cucumber beetles are known as corn rootworms. Some well-known pests include the western corn rootworm (D. virgifera virgifera), the spotted cucumber beetle and its larva, the southern corn rootworm (D. undecimpunctata), the cucurbit beetle (D. speciosa…
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