Spotted cucumber beetle

Vegetable gardens, fields, and other areas with cucurbits, especially cucumber, squash, and melon plants.

Adults chew leaves, flowers, and fruit of cucurbits and other plants; larvae feed mainly on roots underground.

Adults are active fliers and commonly appear from spring through autumn. They lay eggs in soil, where larvae develop before pupating and emerging as adults.

They damage foliage and can transmit bacterial wilt and some viruses to cucurbits. They provide limited food for predators but are generally considered agricultural pests.