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Definition of Colorado beetle
1. Noun. Black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide.
Generic synonyms: Chrysomelid, Leaf Beetle
Group relationships: Genus Leptinotarsa, Leptinotarsa
Definition of Colorado beetle
1. Noun. A beetle, ''Leptinotarsa decemlineata'', formerly ''Doryphora decemlineata'', with black and yellow stripes, that is a serious pest of potatoes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Colorado Beetle
Literary usage of Colorado beetle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"THE Colorado beetle WE have already several times referred to this ... The Colorado
beetle belongs to that subdivision of vegetable-feeding species ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly (1874)
"The capacity of the Colorado beetle for reproduction is amazing. ... Specimens of
the Colorado beetle have been supplied to these teachers, so that, ..."
3. Report on the Injurious Insects and Other Animals Observed in the Midland by Walter Edward Collinge (1905)
"THE Colorado beetle. Doryphora decemlineata, Say. Early in July a report appeared
in the public press stating that living specimens of this beetle had been ..."
4. Return to Resistance: Breeding Crops to Reduce Pesticide Dependence by Raoul A. Robinson (1996)
"Colorado beetle The Colorado beetle, named after the state of Colorado in the
USA, where it was first found, is a beetle that looks like a ..."
5. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario, Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871) (1881)
"Mr. Borlase put a question as to the discovery of a Colorado beetle in South ...
Mr. Mundella answered, saying the Colorado beetle was in his department (a ..."
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