1. Leptin
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. ... Both larvae and adult beetles feed on potato foliage, though they sometimes also consume vegetables and flowering plants. ...
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