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Open AccessArticle10.21273/hortsci.11.3.213

Colorado Potato Beetle Populations and their Effect on Tomato Yield in Maryland1

J. M. Schalk,Allan K. Stoner-1976-06-01-HortScience

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Abstract First generation of larvae of the Colorado potato beetle ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)) were primarily responsible for a 67% reduction in yield of tomato ( Lycopersicon ‘esculentum Mill.) when their numbers increased from 5 to 10 per plant.

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Abstract First generation of larvae of the Colorado potato beetle ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)) were primarily responsible for a 67% reduction in yield of tomato ( Lycopersicon ‘esculentum Mill.) when their numbers increased from 5 to 10 per plant.

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LeptinotarsaColorado potato beetleLycopersiconYield (engineering)BiologyHorticultureSolanaceaePEST analysis

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