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Colorado potato beetle

Defra confirms eradication of Colorado potato beetle

Arable

6 months ago

Defra confirms eradication of Colorado potato beetle

A major potato pest, the Colorado beetle, has been successfully eradicated from the UK since its last sighting two years, according to Defra.

Colorado potato beetle: Larvae confirmed in Kent for second time

Arable

3 years ago

Colorado potato beetle: Larvae confirmed in Kent for second time

Colorado potato beetle larvae has been found in Kent for a second time, the Department for...

Colorado potato beetle confirmed in Hampshire

Arable

3 years ago

Colorado potato beetle confirmed in Hampshire

A single adult Colorado potato beetle has been identified in Hampshire; this follows an outbreak in Kent earlier this week.

Colorado potato beetle larvae confirmed in Kent

Arable

3 years ago

Colorado potato beetle larvae confirmed in Kent

Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) has been confirmed in Kent. If not eradicated, it is a significant threat to potato crops

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