Both striped and spotted beetle species have been plentiful this season. The brightly colored yellow-green beetles chew holes in the leaves, leaf stalks and stems. Plants may wilt and then die.

The yellow patches on the leaves turn brown as the disease progresses. Aphids also spread this disease. The striped cucumber beetle are one-half inch long and yellow with three even dark black ...

One is the spotted cucumber beetle — which has 12 black spots in its wing covers. The western corn rootworm is also yellow green with three black stripes but has a darker colored prothorax.

Keep eye out for ‘savage’ potato-threatening Colorado beetle, Titchmarsh urges - The insects and their larvae, which feed on the foliage of potatoes and other plants, can spread quickly and wipe out ...