A striped beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) native to the Rocky Mountain region of North America whose larvae and adults defoliate potato, tomato and eggplant. It spread across the United States and into Europe and Asia over the twentieth century and is notorious for evolving resistance to nearly every class of insecticide used against it, making it a persistent challenge for potato growers worldwide.
Facts
Classification
Quarantine StatusQuarantine Pest (ISPM 5) 2 Connections
Associated With
Potato, Crops The Colorado potato beetle is the most significant defoliating insect pest of cultivated potato.
Caused By Agent Kind
Entity-backed identity for the agent-kind enum value this pest or disease already carries, resolved to an agriculture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The agent-kind fact itself stays on the pest or disease unchanged.
Mite, Concepts Entity-backed identity for the agent-kind enum value this pest or disease already carries, resolved to an agriculture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The agent-kind fact itself stays on the pest or disease unchanged.
Sources
1. Colorado Potato Beetle (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOpening definition paragraph
The Colorado potato beetle is a beetle known for being a major pest of potato crops. It is about 10 mm long, with a bright yellow/orange body and five bold brown stripes along the length of each of its wings. Native to the Rocky Mountains, it spread rapidly in potato crops across the United States and then Europe from 1859 onwards.
lead description
A striped beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) native to the Rocky Mountain region of North America whose larvae and adults defoliate potato, tomato and eggplant.
View the Source 2. EPPO A2 List of pests recommended for regulation as quarantine pests
Introductory paragraph; Leptinotarsa decemlineata listed under Insects and mitesQuote, Introductory paragraph; Leptinotarsa decemlineata listed under Insects and mites
EPPO recommends its member countries to regulate the pests listed below as quarantine pests (A2 pests are locally present in the EPPO region).
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