noun
- plural of potatobug; small beetles with hard shells, typically striped yellow and black, that feed on potato plants and other crops
Usage: Also called Colorado potato beetles or potato beetles; Common in North America; Agricultural pest
Examples
- Farmers spray pesticides to protect their crops from potatobugs.
- The garden was infested with potatobugs that damaged the potato plants.
- Potatobugs have distinctive yellow and black striped shells.
- Children often find potatobugs in vegetable gardens during summer.
- The potatobugs laid eggs on the undersides of the leaves.