Potato is the 4th largest food crop in the world. Colorado potato beetle (CPB)
is a worldwide quarantine pest, which feeds on potato, elm, tomato, eggplant and
other Solanacearum species. CPB has caused severe damage to potato production
in the northern region of Xinjiang province during the past years. Most severely,
CPB is spreading to inland at a speed of about 100 km per year. Chemical
insecticides have b...