Noun: potato beetle pu'tey-tow'bee-t(u)l
- 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 potato beetles"; "Farmers sprayed their crops to control Colorado potato beetles";
- Colorado potato beetle, Colorado beetle, potato bug, Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Derived forms: potato beetles
Type of: chrysomelid, leaf beetle
Part of: genus Leptinotarsa, Leptinotarsa
Encyclopedia: Potato beetle