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When was Colorado potato beetle created?
Colorado potato beetle was created in 1824.
What plant does the Colorado beetle attack?
The Colorado Beetle attacks potato crops with veracity. This has often given it the name of "potato bug" or "ten striped potato bug."
Which vegetable is attacked by the Colorado beetle?
The potato plant
Why does a Colorado potato beetle hiss?
Because he can't cuss...
What is the scientific name for a potato beetle?
The scientific name for a potato beetle is Leptinotarsa decemlineata. It is also commonly known as the Colorado potato beetle.
What has the author G W Hurst written?
G. W. Hurst has written: 'Meteorology and the Colorado potato beetle' -- subject(s): Climatic factors, Migration, Potato-beetle
What bug is black and yellow with 6 legs besides the Colorado potato beetle?
a bumble be
What is an organic control on the Colorado potato beetle?
Bacillus thuringiensis var. san diego is an organic control on Colorado potato beetle [Leptinotarsa decemlineata] larvae. It's a new strain of B.t. It should be chosen over the older Bacillus thuringiensis, which is an effective control of loopers, hornworms, caterpillars and bagworms but not of Colorado potato beetles.
What can the potato plant grow from?
Potatoes can be planted with corn, cabbage, beans, eggplant (a greater attraction to the Colorado potato beetle) and marigolds.
How do Colorado potato beetles live?
Audaciously, prolifically, sereptitiously and voraciously are the ways that the Colorado potato beetle lives. The insect in question (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) begins life cycles and natural histories as numerous orange eggs that hatch into hungry larval eaters of leaves of such nightshade family members as eggplants, peppers, potatoes and tomatoes. The fourth larval instar moves into a brief or overwintering pupa that matures into an adult Colorado potato beetle that will fly where needed to skeletonize nightshade family edibles.
What does it mean to ravage the potato crop?
It means to "violently destroy". For example: "Left unchecked, the Colorado Potato Beetle can ravage a potato crop, leaving virtually nothing but skeletonized stems."
What has the author Charles Valentine Riley written?
Charles Valentine Riley has written: 'Potato pests' -- subject(s): Colorado potato beetle, Potatoes, Diseases and pests
