Colorado beetle

The Colorado Potato Beetle or potato bug is a garden pest you do not want in your home garden. These potato bugs will decimate your potato crop if left unchecked. If you have Colorado Potato Beetles on your potato plants, you will want to follow this advice to get rid of them as quickly as possible. #gardenchat #organicgardening #gardenpests #coloradopotatobeetle

A pest that can quickly get out of control and decimate a potato field, the Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB) is more common in the Eastern U.S.

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Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

This year, I’ve had a handful of people ask me about managing Colorado potato beetle (CPB) in Iowa. Read more about CPB identification and biology here. These conversations were with producers growing over 5 acres of potatoes and having a difficult time reducing CPB pressure. With the help of Dr. Ian MacRae at the University of Minnesota, I put together an IPM plan for this devastating pest. Colorado potato beetle (CPB) is a major pest of potato that is native to America and Mexico.

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Since the Colorado potato beetle has become resistant to a large number of conventional pesticides, researchers have pursued alternative methods of control.

Colorado Potato Beetle .The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), also known as the Colorado beetle, the ten-striped spearman, the ten-lined potato beetle or the potato bug, is a major pest of potato crops. It is approximately 10 millimetres (0.39 in) long, with a bright yellow/orange body and five bold brown stripes along the length of each of its elytra. It can easily be confused with its close cousin and look-alike, the false potato beetle.

Colorado Potato Beetles are small insects that left unattended, can cause big damage to your garden. They're also especially active in the fall months 😱 Check our website for tips and tricks on how to deal with them, and numerous other pests ❤️