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- Colorado potato beetle
Colorado potato beetle
noun
: a black-and-yellow striped beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) that feeds on the leaves of the potato
called also potato beetle, potato bug
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Cilantro flowers are very small, perfect for attracting parasitoids and predators that feed on garden pests like Colorado potato beetle and tomato fruitworms.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
When growing potatoes, choosing the right potato companion plants can help protect your crop from common pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, aphids, and cutworms.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2026
The Colorado potato beetle was a good target because the voracious critters damage not just potato, but also tomato, eggplant, and bell peppers.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 27 June 2024
The Colorado potato beetle and disease-spreading aphids have flourished with the changing climate, said Jim Dill, pest management specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
—NBC News, 29 Nov. 2021
GreenLight Biosciences has an RNA spray targeting the Colorado potato beetle that’s currently being evaluated by the Environmental Protection Agency.
—(old) Matt Reynolds, Wired, 8 Nov. 2021
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
When growing potatoes, choosing the right potato companion plants can help protect your crop from common pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, aphids, and cutworms.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2026
The Colorado potato beetle was a good target because the voracious critters damage not just potato, but also tomato, eggplant, and bell peppers.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 27 June 2024
The Colorado potato beetle and disease-spreading aphids have flourished with the changing climate, said Jim Dill, pest management specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
—NBC News, 29 Nov. 2021
GreenLight Biosciences has an RNA spray targeting the Colorado potato beetle that’s currently being evaluated by the Environmental Protection Agency.
—(old) Matt Reynolds, Wired, 8 Nov. 2021
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“Colorado potato beetle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Colorado%20potato%20beetle. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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