Banded Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica balteata Leconte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)

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• North America: Mexico, USA
• Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
• South America: Colombia, Venezuela

• Primary hosts: Cucumis melo (melon), Cucumis sativus (cucumber), Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin), Glycine max (soyabean), Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato), Phaseolus (beans), Phaseolus lunatus (lima bean), Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean), Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (winged bean)
• Secondary hosts: Brassicaceae (cruciferous crops), Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato), Manihot esculenta (cassava), Oryza sativa (rice), Solanaceae, Solanum tuberosum (potato), Sorghum, Triticum aestivum (wheat), Zea mays (maize)
• Wild hosts: Amaranthus (grain amaranth), Arachis hypogaea (groundnut), Cucurbita, Verbesina encelioides (crownbeard)

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