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  2. Colorado potato beetle - Wikipedia

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    Statue of the Colorado potato beetle in Hédervár, Hungary: It marks the discovery of the beetle at the site in 1947 during the rapid spread of the pest in Europe throughout the 20th century. [ 64 ] L. decemlineata is an iconic species and has been used as an image on stamps because of its association with the recent history of both North ...

  3. Pesticide resistance - Wikipedia

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    The Colorado potato beetle has evolved resistance to 52 different compounds belonging to all major insecticide classes. Resistance levels vary across populations and between beetle life stages, but in some cases can be very high (up to 2,000-fold). [21]

  4. Pest control - Wikipedia

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    Modern pest control was stimulated by the spread across the United States of the Colorado potato beetle. After much discussion, arsenical compounds were used to control the beetle and the predicted poisoning of the human population did not occur. This led the way to a widespread acceptance of insecticides across the continent. [10]

  5. Beauveria bassiana - Wikipedia

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    Beauveria bassiana parasitizing the Colorado potato beetle has been reported to be, in turn, the host of a mycoparasitic fungus Syspastospora parasitica. [11] This organism also attacks related insect-pathogenic species of the Clavicipitaceae.

  6. War against the potato beetle - Wikipedia

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    The war against the potato beetle was a campaign launched in Warsaw Pact countries during the Cold War to eradicate the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). It was also a propaganda operation that alleged it was introduced into East Germany , the People's Republic of Poland and Communist Czechoslovakia by the United States as a ...

  7. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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    repels aphids, the cabbage looper, and the Colorado potato beetle [3] Fennel: repels aphids, slugs, and snails [3] Lantana ukambensis: repels mosquitoes [1] Four o'clocks: attract and poison the Japanese beetle [2] French marigold: repels whiteflies, kills nematodes [2] Garlic: repels root maggots, [2] cabbage looper, Mexican bean beetle, and ...

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