Noun: potato bug pu'tey-tow búg
- 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 bugs";
- Colorado potato beetle, Colorado beetle, potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Derived forms: potato bugs
Type of: chrysomelid, leaf beetle
Part of: genus Leptinotarsa, Leptinotarsa
Encyclopedia: Potato bug