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besouro-da-batata
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(Leptinotarsa decemlineata) Yellow and black striped beetle from the family of the Chrysomelidae which originates from America and feeds upon parts of the potato plant.

besouro-da-batata
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A terrestrial crustacean that is a member of the suborder Oniscidea.

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This was wise because he thus got ahead of the potato bug.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
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The potato bug is another fellow to look out for.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
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Perhaps it will interest that old farmer potato bug.
The Letters of Franklin K. Lane, Personal and Political
4
Simple as a child, he is, and so gentle that it well-nigh breaks his heart to kill a potato bug.
Walter and the Wireless
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And on the under side of the leaf of the potato vine are the bright orange eggs of the potato bug.
Charlotte’s Web
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In his search for the potato bug he misses the sunset, and disposes of the primrose on the river's brim as a common weed.
Our Lady Saint Mary
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The potato bugs are very harmful, and we must get rid of them.
Daddy Takes Us to the Garden / The Daddy Series for Little Folks
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She doesn't care for hungry babies and potato bugs.
A Girl of the Limberlost
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From May to October potato bugs flourish.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
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He found that it would not work, and so used it to grind up potato bugs for blisters.
Remarks
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They certainly do love potato bugs.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children
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Toads will eat all sorts of flies, potato bugs, squash bugs, rose bugs, caterpillars, and almost anything that crawls.
Three Acres and Liberty
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"Tell her you are so friendly with him you feed him potato bugs."
A Girl of the Limberlost
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"Is that the only way to drive away the potato bugs?"
Daddy Takes Us to the Garden / The Daddy Series for Little Folks
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He has suggested to U.S. Marine Corps officials in Washington that they direct their aviators to drop potato bugs over Germany.
The Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1, No. 1, February 8, 1918 / The Ame...
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"And potato bugs," finished Grace, while the girls laughed merrily.
The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point; Or a Wreck and a Rescue