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 ...

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, ...

The Colorado potato beetle has evolved resistance to more than 50 different kinds of insecticides, making the insect a 'super pest' that wreaks havoc on potatoes around the world. New research finds ...

My first encounter with old-fashioned potato beetles took place very early in my career. This was way before there was such a thing as the internet. A client brought in an elongated, dark gray beetle ...

Some beetles can shed most of their muscle during the winter and rebuild it by spring without moving, ready for flight, researchers have found. The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) ...

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