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PESTS OF GARDEN AND FIELD CROPS 



The Cucumber Flea-beetle {Epitrix cucumeris Harr.) 

 Synonyms : The Potato Flea-beetle ; The Tomato Flea-beetle 



The leaves of potatoes and tomatoes, and sometimes those of 

 cucumbers and related plants, are riddled by very small, black, active 

 beetles wliich quickly jump and disappear when disturbed. Their 



Fig. 161. — The Cucumber Flea-beetle. Adults and work on potato 

 leaf, natural size, and adult enlarged. Original. 



