Noun: Colorado potato beetle
- Black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
"Farmers sprayed their crops to control Colorado potato beetles";
- Colorado beetle, potato bug, potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Derived forms: Colorado potato beetles
Type of: chrysomelid, leaf beetle
Part of: genus Leptinotarsa, Leptinotarsa
Encyclopedia: Colorado potato beetle