Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) and False Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa juncta (Germar) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Vol. 2009 No. 10, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2009 No. 10

Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) and False Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa juncta (Germar) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): EENY146/IN303, rev. 10/2009

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in303-2009
Published 2009-12-31
Richard L. Jacques, Jr.
Thomas R. Fasulo
University of Florida
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Jacques, Jr., Richard L., and Thomas R. Fasulo. 2009. “Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa Decemlineata (Say) and False Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa Juncta (Germar) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): EENY146 IN303, Rev. 10 2009”. EDIS 2009 (10). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in303-2009.
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Revised! EENY146, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Richard L. Jacques, Jr. and Thomas R. Fasulo, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes these two species of potato beetles that are found in the eastern states — distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, Key to the Leptinotarsa spp. of Florida, and management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2009.

EENY146/IN303: Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), and False Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa juncta (Germar) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) (ufl.edu)

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