Colorado Potato Beetle – 6/1/13

Observer: Paul Lauenstein

Observation Date: 6/1/13

Observation Time: 4:00 p.m.

Observation Location: Ward’s Berry Farm

Common Name: Colorado Potato Beetle

Scientific Name: Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Comments: These striking beetles were eating eggplant leaves. Colorado potato beetles have developed resistance to all known classes of pesticides.

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