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Epitrix pubescens can cause damage to potato ( Solanum tuberosum )
Author(s) -
Highet F.,
Pearson K.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/epp.12214
Subject(s) - solanum tuberosum , biology , colorado potato beetle , flea beetle , host (biology) , horticulture , agronomy , pest analysis , ecology
Potato ( S olanum tuberosum ) has not been recorded as a host of E pitrix pubescens ( K och, 1803), a species of flea beetle present in E urope. However, anecdotal evidence was received of damage to potato leaves caused by flea beetles observed during inspections of potato crops and also on potato plants within a garden in France. Although potato may not act as a host for all life stages of this beetle, adults may feed on foliage and cause foliar symptoms similar to those caused by non‐native Epitrix species.