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Is the "Colorado Beetle" still threat in Ireland?

Run_to_da_hills · 2008-07-31 14:45:59

I can remember back in the 70ies seeing "wanted" posters for the Colorado Beetle in every Garda barracks in the country. I believe at one time if you found one you had to capture immediatly and call the cops. I don't hear much about them any more. Has modern pesticides ruled out the treat of them? surely with global travel…

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31-07-2008 3:45pm

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I can remember back in the 70ies seeing "wanted" posters for the Colorado Beetle in every Garda barracks in the country. I believe at one time if you found one you had to capture immediatly and call the cops. I don't hear much about them any more. Has modern pesticides ruled out the treat of them? surely with global travel the treat of an invasion of these is greater than ever.

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