New research shows that pesticides alter how Colorado potato beetles manage their DNA. These epigenetic changes were passed down two generations suggesting that rapid resistance to pesticides may not ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! What a beautiful summer. We have definitely experienced some hot and humid days, but timely rains have kept our farm crops and vegetable gardens growing ...

Use repellants and protective clothing to avoid tick bites that can spread Lyme disease. Natural strategies work best in combatting pests such as Colorado potato beetles, striped cucumber beetles, ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. — The inland Pacific Northwest climate may be a farmer’s best friend in the battle against Colorado potato beetles. The beetle is a major problem in many potato-growing regions, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorado potato beetles feasting on green leaves - Bukhta Yurii/Shutterstock Have you noticed oblong, orange eggs congregating on ...

I have already seen the first Colorado potato beetle in my garden this year. Needless to say, it did not get to stay long. This yellow and black striped insect is a voracious eater. In addition to ...

My first encounter with old-fashioned potato beetles took place very early in my career. This was way before there was such a thing as the internet. A client brought in an elongated, dark gray beetle ...

Some beetles can shed most of their muscle during the winter and rebuild it by spring without moving, ready for flight, researchers have found. The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) ...

Identification of beetles, weevils and wasps have been recent requests of Extension clientele in Platte County. One of these has been the Colorado potato beetle. Adult and larval potato beetles cause ...

Coloradans have long extolled their home’s relative lack of pests, but the Centennial State depends on native insects to support its various and diverse ecosystems. Lately, though, native ...

The Colorado potato beetle is a notorious pest--and a kind of unstoppable genius. The modern pesticide era began in the 1860s when Midwest farmers started killing these beetles by spraying them with a ...