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Colorado beetles were eradicated from British soil 50 years ago following a vigilante campaign in the 1970s but larvae from the insects was discovered in a potato field in Kent in 2023 ...

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Colorado beetle larvae were confirmed in a potato field in Kent following laboratory diagnosis of samples in 2023. There were outbreaks in the 1930s, 1950s and 1970s but the pest was swiftly ...