Colorado beetle
(also known as ‘Colorado potato beetle’, ‘ten-striped spearman’, ‘ten-lined potato beetle’ and ‘potato bug’)
a Colorado beetle
a kind of insect – belongs to beetles – small with ten black stripes on yellow wing coverings; grows to 3/8 inches (10 mm) long; feeds mainly on the leaves of potato plants, and also on the leaves of tomato, eggplant, pepper, tobacco, etc.; originally from eastern Rocky Mountains, USA, and Mexico, but now found worldwide
It is a very serious pest of potato crops, and also crops such as tomato, tobacco, eggplant, pepper, etc. It is very difficult to eradicate them because they develop resistance to chemical insecticides, and keep living even when the farmers spray pesticides! BC Kumar, an English Language Teacher, taught in numerous countries including Ethiopia, Oman and India, shares his knowledge and passion for the English Language.
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a young Colorado beetle eating away potato leaves
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