NOUN
- black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
How To Use potato beetle In A Sentence
- Protect your plants from damage caused by frost, wind, pests (aphids, hornworms, potato beetles, slugs, and snails), diseases (Fusarium wilt, early blight), animals, hungry or mischievous kids, and jealous neighbors.
- In replicated trials, the hybrid was also resistant to Colorado potato beetle, an insect costing U.S. potato, tomato, and eggplant growers about $150 million annually.
- The Colorado potato beetle is a pest of mature plants, and often prefers eggplants to potatoes.
- Studies conducted later in a laboratory show that tansy can produce a natural chemical that keeps the potato beetle at a distance.
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