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potato bug

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potato bug
n.
The Colorado potato beetle.
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Noun1.potato bug - black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leavespotato bug - black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
Colorado beetle, Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, potato beetle
chrysomelid, leaf beetle - brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems
genus Leptinotarsa, Leptinotarsa - Colorado potato beetles
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There was no difference between them, in growth or number of potato bugs or anything else.
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Byline: BRENDON WILLIAMS A POTATO bug that could wipe out the country's crop was found for the first time in the UK yesterday.
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