The Colorado potato beetle is undoubtedly one of the most dangerous pests of potatoes and tomatoes. Both larvae and adult insects feed.The beetle is about 1 centimeter long, and its wings are covered with black stripes.Yellow-colored eggs are laid in beds, and the larvae hatching from them are reddish.
Adult insects hibernate in the soil. They come out of their wintering grounds in May, during the flowering of elderberry and chestnut trees. Beetles feed on young tomato plants
and potato.In June, larvae appear, which can completely destroy potato leaves or tomato leaves; this then has an impact on the amount and quality of the crop.
The tubers are small and few of them, while the tomato does not produce flowers.On small areas, insects and larvae can be collected by hand and then destroyed.You can also apply chemical treatments, using preparations designed to combat the Colorado beetle.
