Acalymma vittata

Taxonomic position
▼ Acalymma (genus) ▼ Chrysomelidae ▼ Chrysomeloidea ▼ Coleoptera ▼ Insect pests (plants/storage) ► Pests-diseases-weeds

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Acalymma vittata (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): David Cappaert, Michigan State University
Source: IPM Images

Acalymma vittata (Fabricius) - striped cucumber beetle
is a serious pest of melons and other cucurbits in North America. The adults damage seedlings and the larvae the roots, stem and fruits. It also transmits the bacterial wilt of cucurbits (Erwinia tracheiphila).

For details see the respective page in Wikipedia.

Vernacular names
• English:	striped cucumber beetle
• Français:	chrysomèle rayée du concombre

• Other images of Acalymma vittata (Wikimedia Commons and IPM Images - click to enlarge)
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  adults on squash leaf

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  adult feeding damage on melon skin

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  larva in melon rind

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  extensive larval damage on melon stem causing plant collaps