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Colorado beetle eradicated from UK

Farmers thanked for their role in driving out prominent potato pest

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Defra says Colorado beetle has been eradicated from UK
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Defra says Colorado beetle has been eradicated from UK

Major potato pest the Colorado beetle has been eradicated from the UK, the Government has announced. First discovered in Kent in July 2023, with one finding later that year, Defra said no further beetles...

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