I have already seen the first Colorado potato beetle in my garden this year. Needless to say, it did not get to stay long. This yellow and black striped insect is a voracious eater. In addition to ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! What a beautiful summer. We have definitely experienced some hot and humid days, but timely rains have kept our farm crops and vegetable gardens growing ...

The Colorado potato beetle has evolved resistance to more than 50 different kinds of insecticides, making the insect a 'super pest' that wreaks havoc on potatoes around the world. New research finds ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 30, 2023) TAKE ACTION. It is said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. And so it goes with the U.S.

Identification of beetles, weevils and wasps have been recent requests of Extension clientele in Platte County. One of these has been the Colorado potato beetle. Adult and larval potato beetles cause ...

The Colorado potato beetle is a notorious pest--and a kind of unstoppable genius. The modern pesticide era began in the 1860s when Midwest farmers started killing these beetles by spraying them with a ...

Do you know why the vegetable band sounded a little off at the concert the other night? They were missing a beet. On any given summer evening, you can usually find me in one of two places. I’m either ...

TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh has urged people to keep an eye out for Colorado beetles, which pose a “savage” threat to the British potato industry. The insects and their larvae feed on the foliage of ...