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Colorado Beetle in Hampshire - Veggie - 19-07-2023

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/colorado-potato-beetle-confirmed-in-hampshire

Also found in Kent on 11th July. https://www.potatonewstoday.com/2023/07/13/colorado-potato-beetle-found-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time-in-46-years/

Be alert!


RE: Colorado Beetle in Hampshire - toomanytommytoes - 19-07-2023

Oh yay, another imported pest! How long until we get the squash vine borer too and have to grow everything under netting?  Angry