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Mexican Bean Beetles
Epilachna varivestis
11.0007, -85.2769
Field Notes
Description:
Beetles that look like orange-brown ladybugs. They have been doing quite a bit of damage to my cucumber plants (see second image) and also to some squash plants. Fairly slow and they don't try to escape when you pick them up.
Habitat:
Vegetable garden.
Notes:
They look like a perfect match for the images on the internet for this species. It's interesting that no one lists cucumber plants as host plants.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2014
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