Colorado potato beetles feasting on green leaves - Bukhta Yurii/Shutterstock Have you noticed oblong, orange eggs congregating on the leafy undersides of your potato crop? Or maybe you've observed ...

Potato growers could soon have a new tool for combating the dreaded Colorado potato beetle, which is ubiquitous across the US and quickly develops resistance to chemical insecticides. The ...

Beetles are the most diverse group of organisms on the planet, so you shouldn’t be surprised to find many different kinds ...

Leptinotarsa decemlineata, the Colorado potato beetle ZACH COHEN Researchers from 34 institutes and universities reported last week (January 31) in Scientific Reports that they sequenced the potato ...

A major potato pest has been eradicated from the UK more than two years after its discovery in the country. The Colorado beetle can pose a significant threat to potato harvests as well as tomatoes, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorado potato beetles were spotted for the first time in 50 years in Kent in 2023 [Defra] A major potato pest has been ...