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The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) is also known as the Colorado beetle, the ten-striped spearman, the ten-lined potato beetle, or the potato bug. It is a major pest of potato crops. It is about 10 mm (3 ⁄ 8 in) long, with a bright yellow/orange body and five bold brown stripes along the length of each of its elytra.
Lema trilineata ( Olivier, 1808) Crioceris trilineata Olivier, 1808. Lema trivittata Say 1824. Lema daturaphila, commonly known as the three-lined potato beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is originally from Central and North America, but has spread elsewhere.
The false potato beetle ( Leptinotarsa juncta) is a beetle found primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. Its distribution extends to Maine. Adult beetles emerge from the soil in the late spring or early summer and begin breeding, and a population may go through one to three generations in a summer.
Species: S. tuberosum. Binomial name. Solanum tuberosum. L. The potato ( / pəˈteɪtoʊ /) is a starchy root vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. [2] Potatoes are tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
The original host plant of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata was the buffalo bur, Solanum rostratum, in Mexico. No association has been found between Lebia grandis and Leptinotarsa 'decemlineata on this host plant. In the 1850s, Leptinotarsa decemlineata began to feed on the potato plant and spread rapidly eastwards on ...
The Colorado potato beetle was evaluated as a tool of entomological warfare during World War II, the idea being to use the beetle and its larvae to damage the crops of enemy nations. Germany tested its Colorado potato beetle weaponisation program south of Frankfurt, releasing 54,000 beetles.
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is commonly known as the 28-spotted potato ladybird [1] or the Hadda beetle. [2] It feeds on the foliage of potatoes and other solanaceous crops. It was previously called Epilachna vigintioctopunctata and is a cryptic species complex. [3]
Potato bug may refer to: Species. Armadillidium vulgare, a species of woodlouse; Colorado potato beetle; Jerusalem cricket, an insect; Other uses. Potato Bug, a character in The Mr. Potato Head Show; A style of mandolin with a body constructed of contrasting woods, resembling the striped markings of the potato beetle