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BookmarkBeetles are one of the most diverse groups of insects.
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Certain species are agricultural pests in some areas, for example the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), while other species are important controls of agricultural pests, for example the lady beetles (family Coccinellidae) consume aphids, fruit flies, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops..
For more information about the topic Beetle, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
Colorado potato beetle — The Colorado potato beetle has also been known as the Colorado beetle, Ten-striped spearman, the Ten-lined potato beetle, and it can easily be ... > read more
Mountain pine beetle — The mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of western North ... > read more
Japanese beetle — The Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) is a beetle about 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) long and 1 cm (0.4 inches) wide (smaller in Canada), with shiny ... > read more
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