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hello, I have found a bug that know one in my area has seen before it a burnt orange color with black dots down it's side. Shaped like a football about a inch long 6 legs in the front portion loves potatos plant leaves eats all but the branches multiplies extremly fast.




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It sounds like bad news Plantandpray! It's not a Colorado Beetle, is it? They're a well-known pest on potato plants. I've been googling and the larvae have rows of spots on their backs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_potato_beetle
http://halfmoonfarm.org/?p=444

14 Jul, 2011

 

not an inch long it wont be Beattie either that or they have been on steroids.

any chance of a photo. Do you have an organisation similar to britains Defra that can help identify it?

14 Jul, 2011

 

If you have a photo, I'd try http://bugguide.net, or you can brouse their photos. Good luck!

15 Jul, 2011

How do I say thanks?

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