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Colorado potato beetle: what it is, how it originates, and how to eliminate it effectively
Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa Decemlineata
Pathogen:
Insect
Type:
Risk to the plant:
INTERMEDIATE
DESCRIPTION
WHO CAUSES IT?
Leptinotarsa decemlineata, known as the potato beetle, is an insect that causes significant damage to potato crops. Its life cycle includes the egg, larva, pupa and adult stages. Females lay orange eggs on the underside of potato leaves, from which larvae emerge and feed voraciously on the leaves. The larvae go through several stages before pupating in the soil and finally emerging as adults. The cycle can be completed in several weeks in warm conditions.
SYMPTOMS
The potato beetle causes damage to potato plants by feeding on the leaves. Larvae and adults consume large amounts of foliage, which can weaken the plant and negatively affect tuber growth and production. If the infestation is severe, the plant may die.
• Feeding damage to potato leaves.
• Reduction in photosynthesis and plant growth.
• In severe cases, death of the plant.
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
20°C - 30°C
40% - 70%
HOW IS IT SPREAD?
Flight, direct contact with infected plants, transportation of infested plants or tubers.
HOW TO REMOVE IT?
Home remedies
There are no home treatments
Chemical treatments
• ACETAMIPRID 0.005% [AL] P/V
• ACETAMIPRID 0.5% [SL] P/V
• ACETAMIPRID 20% [SG] P/P
• AZADIRACTIN 1% (AS AZADIRACTIN A) [EC] P/V
• Azadirachtin 2.6% (AS AZADIRACTIN A) [EC] P/V
• CYPERMETHRIN 0.5% [DP] P/P
• CYPERMETHRIN 10% [EC] P/V
• CYPERMETHRIN 5% [EC] P/V
• CYPERMETHRIN 50% [EC] P/V
• CHLORANTRANILIPROL 20% [SC] P/V
• DELTAMETHRIN 1.57% [SC] P/V
• DELTAMETHRIN 10% [EC] P/V
• DELTAMETHRIN 2.5% [EC] P/V
• ESFENVALERATE 2.5% [EC] P/V
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 0.0015% [ME] P/V
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 1.5% [CS] P/V
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 10% [CS] P/V
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 2.5% [WG] P/P
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 5% [EG] P/P
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 5% + CHLORANTRANILIPROL 10% [ZC] P/V
• METAFLUMIZONE 24% [SC] P/V
• PYRETHRINS 4.65% (as pyrethrum extract) [EC] P/V
• SPINOSAD 2.4% [SC] P/V
• SPINOSAD 48% [SC] P/V
Authorized treatments in organic farming
• AZADIRACTIN 1% (AS AZADIRACTIN A) [EC] P/V
• Azadirachtin 2.6% (AS AZADIRACTIN A) [EC] P/V
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 0.0015% [ME] P/V
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 1.5% [CS] P/V
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 10% [CS] P/V
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 2.5% [WG] P/P
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 5% [EG] P/P
• LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN 5% + CHLORANTRANILIPROL 10% [ZC] P/V
• PYRETHRINS 4.65% (as pyrethrum extract) [EC] P/V
• SPINOSAD 2.4% [SC] P/V
• SPINOSAD 48% [SC] P/V
Insect allies
PREDATORY MITES
LADYBUGS
LACEWINGS
PARASITIC WASPS
HOVERFLIES OR PARASITIC FLIES
PREDATORY BUGS
There are no natural allies
Mycodiplosis oidii (predatory mosquito)
EFFECTIVE PRODUCTS TO ELIMINATE THIS DISEASE
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• Regularly monitor crops to detect the presence of eggs, larvae or adults.
• Use specific insecticides according to expert recommendations.
• Practice crop rotation to interrupt the beetle's life cycle.
• Use potato varieties resistant to the potato beetle.
• Promote the presence of natural enemies, such as ladybugs and birds, that feed on beetles.
• Manually collect adults and larvae to reduce infestation.
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