January 2013. A member from the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, Maldives, has found a leaf beetle on cucumber in one of the islands, and would like to know what the best control measures would be for this pest.

The beetle was said to be the pumpkin beetle, Aulacophora sp., and there are several species. A fact sheet on the beetle exists at: the http://terracircle.org.au/solomon-islands-farmer-fact-sheets/, and methods of management can be found there. It is number 40.