• A yellowish beetle (Doryphora decemlineata), with ten longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very destructive to the potato plant; -- called also potato beetle and potato bug. See Potato beetle.
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Col`o·ra'do bee'tle (Zoology) A yellowish beetle ( Doryphora decemlineata ), with ten longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very destructive to the potato plant; -- called also potato beetle and potato bug . See Potato beetle
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The Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) is a North American leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) that attacks potatoes. It is a striped beetle resembling a ladybird in shape. It reached Europe in 1877 and were wiped out, but reappeared in 1922 and gained a footing in France. Since 1936 they regularly invaded Germany and since 1948 Germany has been ...
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A serious pest of potatoes, but very rarely seen in the fields of the UK. Most now arrive on imported foodstuffs.
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North American black and yellow striped beetle that is a pest on potato crops. Although it was once a serious pest, it can now usually be controlled by using insecticides. It has also colonized many European countries. Classification Colarado beetles
Leptinotarsa decemlineata are in the family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera, cla...
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