Colorado Beetle

Colorado beetle. A insect indigenous to Colorado, one of the United States of America, so destructive to vegetables that the (English) Destructive Insects Act, 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c. 68), was passed to prevent its introduction into Great Britain by means of orders (see Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Agriculture') prohibiting or regulating the landing of potatoes, etc., likely to introduce it, and giving powers to destroy crops on which it may be found, and compensation to persons whose crops may be destroyed accordingly.