Striped Cucumber Beetle - Home and Garden IPM from Cooperative Extension - University of Maine Cooperative Extension

The Striped Cucumber Beetle (Acalymma vittatumis) [Family Chrysomelidae] is one of the most damaging pests–in both larval and adult stages–on cucurbits, such as squash, cucumber, melon and pumpkin. The larvae can cause severe damage to roots. A single beetle can cause severe damage to an emerging plant by feeding on the lower surface of the