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单词 Colorado beetle
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Colorado beetle

/kɒləˌrɑːdəʊ ˈbit(ə)l /
noun
A yellow- and black-striped leaf beetle native to America, whose larvae are highly destructive to potato plants.
  • Leptinotarsa decemlineata, family Chrysomelidae.
And in the case of wasps, mosquitoes, Colorado beetles and ants, I actually do my own killing....
  • During the late 1940s I remember helping my uncle to search for Colorado beetles in his potato patch.
  • Different varieties of vegetables attract specific bad bugs - potatoes, for instance, are the favourite food of the Colorado beetle.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after the state of Colorado.

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