The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is the most destructive insect pest of potato, Solanum tuberosum (L.), in North America. Avidin sequesters available biotin, thereby causing abnormal growth and development of insects. We expressed avidin in two potato lines: MSE149-5Y, a susceptible potato line, and ND5873-15, a line with S. chacoense-deri...

Abstract The production of commercial potatoes ( Solanum tuberosum ) for different market classes is vital agricultural importance in the United States. For chips, fresh-market or processing potatoes, potato producers rely upon cultivars to meet and consumer demands. Many possess distinctive traits which make them more less susceptible disease insect pressure. One important understudied trait t...