I have been working with the Colorado potato beetle since I first entered the graduate program at the University of Massachusetts in 1994. For a while, I have maintained several web pages about this insect on university servers, but finally decided to open a separate domain specifically dedicated to this rather amazing creature. Over the years, I could not help developing a somewhat grudging respect for the Colorado potato beetle. Humans, with our supposedly superior intelligence, have been trying to defeat this small and rather dumb animal for over 150 years. The weapons ranged from deadly chemicals to plagues of disease and parasites, and from flame throwers to genetically engineered chimeras. Yet, our tenstriped nemesis still represents a major threat to solanaceous crops. So, I salute you, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, for keeping me gainfully employed for the years to come.

Website: http://www.potatobeetle.org/