{"id":1113,"date":"2018-07-24T17:30:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T15:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/colorado-potato-beetle\/"},"modified":"2023-07-05T13:08:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T11:08:52","slug":"colorado-potato-beetle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/plant-diseases-pests\/colorado-potato-beetle\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado potato beetle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Colorado potato beetle insect mainly attacks potatoes, but also other plants of the Solanaceae family (e.g. tomato, pepper, eggplant).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientific name: <strong>Leptinotarsa decemlineata<br><\/strong>Greek name: <strong>\u0394\u03bf\u03c1\u03c5\u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style id=\"bwg-style-0\">    #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg-container-0.bwg-standard-thumbnails {      width: 1254px;              justify-content: center;        margin:0 auto !important;              background-color: rgba(255, 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In severe infestation the leaf disappears and only the nerves and stems remain on the plant. The insect is characterized by its orange-colored eggs, which it lays in clusters of 10-30 on the back of the leaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enemy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The larvae reach a length of up to 15 mm, are reddish in color and have a row of black spots on each side. The abdomen is strongly curved and thick, but is thinned at the tip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The adults (beetles) are 10 mm long and have yellow elytra with black stripes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The appearance of the insect is favored by warm, dry weather. It is voracious and can reduce the leaf area of the plant to such an extent that the yield of potatoes is seriously affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Source<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bayercropscience.gr\/index.asp?a_id=210&amp;sel1=sel1a,16,47&amp;sel2=sel2a,1&amp;asth_id=36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.bayercropscience.gr<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colorado_potato_beetle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado potato beetle<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/entnemdept.ufl.edu\/creatures\/veg\/leaf\/potato_beetles.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">False potato beetle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado potato beetle insect mainly attacks potatoes, but also other plants of the Solanaceae family (e.g. tomato, pepper, eggplant). Scientific name: Leptinotarsa decemlineataGreek name: \u0394\u03bf\u03c1\u03c5\u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 Damage Colorado potato beetle adults and larvae cause damage to leaves. In severe infestation the leaf disappears and only the nerves and stems remain on the plant. 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