http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/veg/leaf/potato_beetles.htm

A very serious, and a notifiable to the authorities pest in the UK, so this is the first time I ever saw one. Went to the garden centre where the owner told me to spray them, proffering a poison specific to the critters, (OK for bees and nice insects like lacewings, ladybirds etc). Asked about telling the Authorities and he fell about laughing! As to Colorado USA residents, as usual in these matters, Colorado has little to do with the name, these critters being also native to Florida, Mexico, in fact most of the Americas, living originally on 'buffalo-bur', whatever that is! It seems they probably arrived with the French seed potatoes I bought, so next year I'll be growing imported Scotch spuds, the best!

Alan

PS. Does 'spud' = potato in the US?
Ex-vice president Dan Quayle could probably have spelled 'spud'. [Linked Image]

[This message has been edited by Alan Belson (edited 07-19-2005).]

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