The female oviposits the cluster in a crack in the soil, and the eggs hatch in 5 to 9 days.

[1] Secondary hosts include tomato, potato, cassava, rice, sorghum, wheat, maize, and crucifers such as cabbages.

[1] Other known wild and cultivated host plants include amaranth, peanut, crownbeard,[1] watermelon, silverleaf nightshade,[8] bell pepper,[4] mulberry,[6] pea, beet, okra, onion, and lettuce.

[3] The beetle causes the most serious damage to plants when the adult defoliates them and the larva attacks the roots, especially in seedlings.

[9] Such root damage reduces plant growth and fruit production, and it makes the crop less marketable.

Even if the actual damage is minor, the injury can facilitate the entry of pathogens that can be lethal to the plant.

The mermithid nematode Filipjevimermis leipsandra has been studied as a possible agent of biological pest control.

[13] Natural enemies of the beetle include ants, which prey on its eggs, particularly in the tropics.

[3] A Heterorhabditis nematode isolated from the larva of this beetle has been demonstrated to be a parasite that causes rapid mortality.

[15] Other common names for the insect include belted cucumber beetle in English, tortuguilla de franjas verdes del pepino, mayatito con bandas verdes, catarinita doradilla, and gusano alfilerillo in Spanish, and chrysomélide rayée du conconbre in French.