This book is super useful for identifying the type of pest insect based on the damage you’re seeing to your plants. I do have to take issue with the fact that the page on Colorado Potato Beetles (and the cover) actually picture what I believe is a False Potato Beetle instead. I’m no entomologist, but I believe that the False Potato Beetle has the brown stripe on its side, where the Colorado Potato Beetle has all cream stripes. Can anyone verify one way or the other? It’s not a major deal, except that the Colorado Potato Beetle can do a lot more damage than the other. Other than that, I found a lot of useful info here. There is a wider variety of beneficial insects than I had previously realized. I fear that I may have squished some good bugs in the past just because they were ugly! Bug out on my post at CPL for more info.
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