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Pest on my potato plant #754828

Asked June 08, 2021, 2:22 PM EDT

I found lots of these on my potato plants. They look like poop. Any ideas?

Montgomery County Maryland

Expert Response

Here is more info on the insect:

https://extension.unh.edu/resource/three-lined-potato-beetle-fact-sheet-0

Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied June 09, 2021, 3:04 PM EDT

I found lots of these on my potato plants. They look like poop. Any ideas?

Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied June 09, 2021, 3:06 PM EDT

This work is supported in part by New Technologies for Ag Extension grant no. 2020-41595-30123 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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