the colorado potato beetle

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Definition of the colorado potato beetle in English English dictionary: potato bug
Colorado potato beetle: A small yellow-and-black striped beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) that is a major agricultural pest. or potato bug Leaf beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata, family Chrysomelidae) native to western North America. It began feeding on the leaves of cultivated potatoes when the plants were introduced into western North America, and by 1874 it had become an important and widespread pest. It has a hemispherical body, about 0.4 in. (10 mm) long, and is orange-red or yellow, with black stripes on the wing covers. Depending on climate, potato beetles may produce one to three generations each year
colorado potato beetle: black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide

the colorado potato beetle

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the co·lo·rad·o po·ta·to bee·tle

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