Document Type
Peer-Review Article
Abstract
Egg, larval, and adult life stages of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), were observed feeding on or attached to a previously undocumented host plant belonging to the genus Chamaesaracha in eastern Colorado on July 2017. At one site, L. decemlineata were more abundant on Chamaesaracha sp. than the accepted ancestral host plant, Solanum rostratum (Dunal). While future studies should confirm the ancestral status of the observed L. decemlineata and suitability of Chamaesaracha sp. for completion of development, our observations suggest a need for further characterization of the ancestral host range of L. decemlineata.
Recommended Citation
Crossley, Michael S.; Pélissié, Benjamin; Cohen, Zachary; and Schoville, Sean D.
2017.
"Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Observed Feeding on Chamaesaracha sp. in Eastern Colorado.,"
The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 50
(2)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.1215
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol50/iss2/10