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Rose eating beetle - Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Copyright © 2007 Arlon

Rose eating beetle - Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
November 16, 2007
Little beetle is eating my roses. Isn't this some kind of cucumber beetle?
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Contributed by Arlon on 17 November, 2007 - 11:37am
Last updated 17 November, 2007 - 7:00pm

Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata, compare here.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 17 November, 2007 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

 
Nice shot
I think it's the immatures that eat cucumbers. (I know that's the case with moth and butterfly names.)
… Ron Hemberger, 17 November, 2007 - 2:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID and comment
Thanks for the ID and cpmment about the little ones being the cucumber eaters. Seems like I've never seen a cucumber beetle on a cucumber.. Should have called them pollen beetles.
… Arlon, 17 November, 2007 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Most of them I've seen have been at a small farm.
It's called Incredible Edible Park, sponsored by the City of Irvine and an electric utility, among others. It's chock full o' produce, but the beetles are always found on flowers, typically composite.
… Ron Hemberger, 17 November, 2007 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

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