Category: Have protective wing coverings called elytra

  • Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Revised)

    Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Revised)

    Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata). A handsome beetle, but one not to be welcomed to your garden if you are dedicated to growing melons, gourds, squash or cucumbers. They are specialists on these crops, which as a group are called, cucurbit crops. Spotted Cucumber Beetles will also feed on other plants in addition to cucurbits. If you happen to…