The Colorado potato beetle had Gary Felton stumped. Felton, an entomologist at Pennsylvania State University, has built his career on revealing how plants defend themselves against voracious insects. Plants often detect chemicals in an insect’s oral secretions and respond by producing proteins that wreak havoc on insect digestion and nutrient absorption. But the Colorado potato beetle was diffe...

Sequences obtained from transcriptomes of the lady beetle Coleomegilla maculata were compared to those designed for incorporation into crops. Searches of the transcriptomes identified sequences as the most likely to be closely similar to the sequences described in RNAi plant incorporated products. Some proposed prime RNAi pest management targets were also used to identify predicted orthologs fr...

From the early 1920s, Europe was furiously struggling with the invasion of the Colorado potato beetle and then soon took cognisance of its inevitable triumph with resignation. All over Europe, laboratories were established and talented entomologists attempted to discover the “Achilles-heel” of the new pest devastating potato fields and threatening the potato industry. In 1947, the first scouts ...

Rotated and non-rotated commercial potato fields were sampled intensively to follow Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), colonization and subsequent oviposition patterns in the spring of 1990 and 1991. Maximum densities of colonizing adults ranged from 0 to 14,891/ha and maximum egg mass densities ranged from 0 to 48,451/ha. Crop rotation generall...

p r h i p b R ( 1 g W z i H c c Seasonal abundance, dispersal, and overwintering f the 12-spotted ladybird beetle, Coleomegilla macuata (DeGeer), in the mid-Atlantic states were investiated to assess the potential to manipulate the habitat f this predator to increase its impact on Colorado otato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), mangement in commercial potato plantings. C. maculata opula...

A tritrophic association is reported, involving a Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) infected with Beauveria bassiana, which in turn was infected with Syspastospora parasitica.

the colorado potato beetle, leptinotarsa decemlineata (say), is a destructive insect pest of potato and other solanaceous crops. the type, number and distribution of sensory receptors on the labio-maxillary complex of larvae were studied using the scanning and transmission electron microscopy. a total of 32 sensilla were identified on the maxillary and labial palps that were categorized in thre...

Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) is a serious pest of potato plants and devastates additional crops such as eggplant, tomato, pepper, and tobacco by its voracious feeding. Plants of the Lamiaceae family produce a large number of polyphenols with insecticidal activity. In this study we tried to identify if some of these compounds could be used as antifeedants and if there ...

colorado potato beetle, leptinotarsa decemlineata (say), is one of the most important pests of potato in iran and worlds. for controlling this pest chemical pesticides have used more that have happened pollution of environment and resistance varieties. in this way, using plant materials is one of promising method for controlling this pest. in this study, essential oils of six plant species incl...