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Definition of Colorado potato beetle in US English: Colorado potato beetlenounˌkäləˌrädō pəˈtādō ˌbēdl A yellow- and black-striped leaf beetle native to North America. The larvae are highly destructive to potato plants and have occurred in many countries. Leptinotarsa decemlineata, family Chrysomelidae Example sentencesExamples - Moreover, it has been observed that in Ukraine, transgenic potatoes lose their resistance to Colorado beetles considerably faster than they should, two or three years instead of the promised five.
- The unanimous testimony of the farmers who saw this problem in their fields is that the large number of Colorado beetles appeared a day after unidentified planes flew over the area.
- In this way potato plants can be protected against Colorado beetles for 2 to 4 weeks.
- Unlike its colleague in devastation, the desert locust, the Colorado beetle changes its habitat.
- Anyone who grows potatoes is familiar with the Colorado potato beetle.
- You can find different vermin of woods, gardens and kitchen gardens there: gipsy moths, codling moths, armoured scales, Colorado beetles.
- Immature Colorado beetles or larvae are between 3-10 mm long with black heads and deep orange/brown to pinkish red bodies.
- Although it can now be found in many parts of Europe, the Colorado beetle is not currently found in the U.K.
- The country has been hit by a plague of Colorado beetles that poses a serious danger to potato and tomato crops, according to a report reaching here today.
- The irony is sweet: the smell of the potato plant could spell the end for the dreaded Colorado beetle, which ravages millions of dollars’ worth of potato crops every year.
- Monitor plants for bacteria, fungi, Colorado beetles, wireworms, leafhoppers, aphids, whiteflies, and flea beetles.
- The Colorado beetle was introduced to Europe from North America and has been damaging potato crops in Europe ever since.
- And in the case of wasps, mosquitoes, Colorado beetles and ants, I actually do my own killing.
- The Colorado Potato Beetle became a pest when settlers brought potatoes into the Rocky Mountain area, the native habitat of this beetle.
- The Colorado potato beetle is one of North America's most ravenous and difficult to control garden pests.
- In 1969, Joyce Bee was commissioned by the Natural History Museum to produce a large watercolour drawing of Colorado beetles.
- Different varieties of vegetables attract specific bad bugs - potatoes, for instance, are the favourite food of the Colorado beetle.
- Potatoes genetically improved to prevent Colorado beetle destroying the crop have already been consumed in North America for years.
- During the late 1940s I remember helping my uncle to search for Colorado beetles in his potato patch.
OriginLate 19th century: named after the state of Colorado. Definition of Colorado potato beetle in US English: Colorado potato beetlenounˌkäləˌrädō pəˈtādō ˌbēdl A yellow- and black-striped leaf beetle native to North America. The larvae are highly destructive to potato plants and have occurred in many countries. Leptinotarsa decemlineata, family Chrysomelidae Example sentencesExamples - Moreover, it has been observed that in Ukraine, transgenic potatoes lose their resistance to Colorado beetles considerably faster than they should, two or three years instead of the promised five.
- The unanimous testimony of the farmers who saw this problem in their fields is that the large number of Colorado beetles appeared a day after unidentified planes flew over the area.
- In this way potato plants can be protected against Colorado beetles for 2 to 4 weeks.
- Unlike its colleague in devastation, the desert locust, the Colorado beetle changes its habitat.
- Anyone who grows potatoes is familiar with the Colorado potato beetle.
- You can find different vermin of woods, gardens and kitchen gardens there: gipsy moths, codling moths, armoured scales, Colorado beetles.
- Immature Colorado beetles or larvae are between 3-10 mm long with black heads and deep orange/brown to pinkish red bodies.
- Although it can now be found in many parts of Europe, the Colorado beetle is not currently found in the U.K.
- The country has been hit by a plague of Colorado beetles that poses a serious danger to potato and tomato crops, according to a report reaching here today.
- The irony is sweet: the smell of the potato plant could spell the end for the dreaded Colorado beetle, which ravages millions of dollars’ worth of potato crops every year.
- Monitor plants for bacteria, fungi, Colorado beetles, wireworms, leafhoppers, aphids, whiteflies, and flea beetles.
- The Colorado beetle was introduced to Europe from North America and has been damaging potato crops in Europe ever since.
- And in the case of wasps, mosquitoes, Colorado beetles and ants, I actually do my own killing.
- The Colorado Potato Beetle became a pest when settlers brought potatoes into the Rocky Mountain area, the native habitat of this beetle.
- The Colorado potato beetle is one of North America's most ravenous and difficult to control garden pests.
- In 1969, Joyce Bee was commissioned by the Natural History Museum to produce a large watercolour drawing of Colorado beetles.
- Different varieties of vegetables attract specific bad bugs - potatoes, for instance, are the favourite food of the Colorado beetle.
- Potatoes genetically improved to prevent Colorado beetle destroying the crop have already been consumed in North America for years.
- During the late 1940s I remember helping my uncle to search for Colorado beetles in his potato patch.
OriginLate 19th century: named after the state of Colorado. |