{"id":12241,"date":"2018-07-21T19:39:22","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T17:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/colorado-potato-beetle\/"},"modified":"2022-12-08T11:55:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T10:55:06","slug":"colorado-potato-beetle","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/colorado-potato-beetle\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado potato beetle"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”topentry”]This black and yellow striped leaf beetle of American origin came to Europe via ships in the 19th century. The beetle is about 10 mm in size and is very harmful.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1670494516603{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Also known as:<\/em>
\nColorado beetle
\nPota<\/wbr>to bug[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”637″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large”][vc_single_image image=”323″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”entrytxt”]Colorado pota<\/wbr>to beetle<\/strong> (Leptinotarsa decemlineata<\/em>). This black and yellow striped leaf beetle of American origin came to Europe via ships in the 19th century. The beetle is about 10 mm in size and is very harmful: its larvae and beetles<\/a> eat the leaves of pota<\/wbr>to plants.
\nAs a newcomer, the Colorado pota<\/wbr>to beetle has no enemies resistant to the venom of the beetle and its larvae.
\nThe beetles hibernate in the soil at a depth of 20 – 50 cm on plots where potatoes have been grown and hatch again from late April to late May. The beetles crawl or fly to young pota<\/wbr>to plants, and are therefore first found mainly along edges of plots.
\nAs a hobby gardener, it is therefore important to capture or destroy first-generation beetles to limit egg deposition.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1532102781238{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Where to find” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1532165393091{background-color: #536895 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1534347069124{padding-left: 12px !important;}”]<\/p>\n