Definition of Colorado Potato Beetle in English :

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Meaning of Colorado Potato Beetle in English

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Colorado Potato Beetle

see synonyms of colorado potato beetle

Noun

1. colorado beetle, colorado potato beetle, leptinotarsa decemlineata, potato beetle, potato bug

black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide

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Colorado Potato Beetle

see synonyms of colorado potato beetle
n.
A small yellow-and-black striped chrysomelid beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) native to western North America that is a major pest of potatoes and other crops in North America and Eurasia.

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