POTATO MOTH Definition & Meaning

potato moth

a gelechiid moth, Phthorimaea operculella, the larvae of which feed on the leaves and bore into the tubers of potatoes and other solanaceous plants.

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First recorded in 1890–95

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Examples have not been reviewed.

The main point is to keep the tubers as cool as possible and out of reach of the potato moth.

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