colorado beetle

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A beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, formerly Doryphora decemlineata, with black and yellow stripes, that is a serious pest of potatoes
{i} Colorado potato beetle, small beetle that feeds on potato leaves
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
A yellowish beetle (Doryphora decemlineata), with ten longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes

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Colorado beetles
plural form of Colorado beetle
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
colorado beetle
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