Pests of cucurbits - 1: pumpkin beetle

Abstract

Cucumbers, pumpkins, watermelons, zucchini (young marrows) and gourds are all cucurbits. Cucurbits  belong to the family Cucurbitaceae. The pumpkin beetle will attack all cucurbits. Pumpkin beetles have been given the scientific name Aulacophora. Each  species will attack several kinds of cucurbits. Therefore, for the purpose of this bulletin, they are all referred to as pumpkin  beetles.