Colorado potato beetles feasting on green leaves - Bukhta Yurii/Shutterstock Have you noticed oblong, orange eggs congregating on the leafy undersides of your potato crop? Or maybe you've observed ...

Q: Could you please help me out? What is the name of the beautiful bush in the attached photo? Is there a good time of year to transplant a portion of it? — Diana N. A: The shrub is a Weigela, most ...

Potato growers could soon have a new tool for combating the dreaded Colorado potato beetle, which is ubiquitous across the US and quickly develops resistance to chemical insecticides. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

My first encounter with old-fashioned potato beetles took place very early in my career. This was way before there was such a thing as the internet. A client brought in an elongated, dark gray beetle ...

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 ...

July and August in the vegetable garden typically bring bountiful harvests of colorful vegetables. These are also the months when insect pests can really make their presence known, with plant and ...