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Cucumber beetle.

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(Zool.) A small, black flea-beetle (Crepidodera cucumeris), which destroys the leaves of cucumber, squash, and melon vines.
The squash beetle.

See also: Cucumber Cucumber



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Instead of cutworms infesting tobacco fields, they cope with the striped cucumber beetle.
This old barn, this new money: tobacco farmers are in trouble. Except ... by Halweil, Brian / World Watch
Even a small nibble provokes an intense gagging reflex and imparts an aftertaste that lingers for close to an hour--unless you're an adult corn rootworm, also known as a cucumber beetle.
The Bitter End by RALOFF, JANET / Science News
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