The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Nightshade family. The world production of potatoes in 2010 was about 324 million tonnes with just over two thirds of the global production eaten directly by humans and the rest used to fed animals or produce starch.
Potatoes
Pests associated with Potatoes
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Colorado potato beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Other pests associated with Potatoes
- Blister Beetles (Epicauta spp)
- Potato flea beetle (Epitrix cucumeris)
- Tobacco flea beetle (Epitrix hirtipennis)
- Potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae)
- Green leafhopper (Empoasca decipiens)