Leptin

Leptin DaBrAt37Colorado Potato Beetle, medium-sized beetle, member of the leaf beetle family, serious threat to potato crops. Colorado potato beetles are native to the eastern Rocky Mountain region of the United States. Before potatoes were widely cultivated in North America, these beetles fed on food plants belonging to the nightshade family. When potatoes began to be cultivated in the United States in the mid-19th century, the beetles were provided a vast new food supply, since the potato plant is a member of the nightshade family. The Colorado potato beetle rapidly potato, beetle, family, colorado, beetles, member, united, states, potatoes, plants, north, nightshade, food, cultivated, america, yellow, year, widely, vegetables, vast, underside, typically, threat, though, supply, spread, sometimes, slowed, single, since, several, serious, scientific, rocky, rigorous