• DOI:10.1007/s12230-008-9052-0
Corpus ID: 41206911

Colorado Potato Beetle Resistance to Insecticides

@article{Alyokhin2008ColoradoPB,
  title={Colorado Potato Beetle Resistance to Insecticides},
  author={A. Alyokhin and M. Baker and D. Mota-S{\'a}nchez and G. Dively and E. Grafius},
  journal={American Journal of Potato Research},
  year={2008},
  volume={85},
  pages={395-413}
}

A. Alyokhin, M. Baker, +2 authors E. Grafius

Published 2008

Biology

American Journal of Potato Research

The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), is widely regarded as the most important insect defoliator of potatoes. Its current range covers about 16 million km2 in North America, Europe, and Asia and continues to expand. This insect has a complicated and diverse life history, which is well-suited to agricultural environments, and makes it a complex and challenging pest to control. Dispersal, closely connected with diapause, feeding, and reproduction, allow the Colorado potato… CONTINUE READING

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