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My Garden Pest - Plagiometriona clavata
Copyright © 2008 TraceyGeorge

My Garden Pest - Plagiometriona clavata
Webster, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
June 1, 2008
Size: 1/16"
This bug is eating the leaves of my bell peppers, eggplant and tomatoes, but not my hot peppers, cucumbers or summer squash. Can someone please tell me what this is?
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Contributed by TraceyGeorge on 13 July, 2008 - 3:13pm
Last updated 15 July, 2008 - 11:57pm

Clavate Tortoise Beetle
guide page here.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 13 July, 2008 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank You Hannah
Thank you Hannah
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