we found a potato bug,and my daughter would like to keep it for a while,but she wants to know what they eat so it won't die?
2006-11-03 16:29:39 · 13 answers · asked by Kimbugs 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
All known species of potato bug are omnivorous (this means that, like you and me, they eat nearly everything) though in captivity most species do best on a mixture of dried feed/grains, fresh vegetables or fruit, human skin (old scabs), dead bugs or small animals.
Here's a great article about keeping these insects as pets that you might want to read before considering them as a household member:
http://www.potatobugs.com/articles/as_pets.html
Hope this helps!
2006-11-03 16:43:34 · answer #1 · answered by skittles1787 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-01 04:23:46 · answer #2 · answered by gulnac 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-01 12:00:36 · answer #3 · answered by hemond 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the heck does a potato bug look like?
Never heard of them. I think they would eat all the other bugs that are trying to eat your potatoes.
2006-11-03 17:07:15 · answer #4 · answered by J B W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Potato?
2006-11-03 16:31:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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what do potato bugs eat?
we found a potato bug,and my daughter would like to keep it for a while,but she wants to know what they eat so it won't die?
2015-08-18 22:13:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The leaves and flowers of the potato plant.
You could try the trick where you submerge part of a potato in water and leave the other half out to make the eyes sprout leaves. It'd take a while though, the critter might starve in the meantime.
2006-11-05 03:12:42 · answer #7 · answered by corvis_9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are three species of insects by the name potato bugs:-
a)colorado potato beetle-feeds on potato(both the vegetable and leaves),tomato(leaves too) and egg plants(leaves also).
b)jerusalem cricket-feeds on dead organic material(dead leaves etc.) found near garden plants,they dont eat potatoes.
c)woodlouse-im sure this isnt what you are asking for,but still,they feed on wood.
2006-11-03 19:13:03 · answer #8 · answered by farhan ferdous 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fang: "I got an idea! What do potato bugs eat?"
Dave: "Hmm..."
Fang: "Potato bugs! PO-TA-TO bugs!"
Dave: "I got it! No, wait..."
Fang: (grabs bucket of potatoes au gratin)
2006-11-03 16:33:20 · answer #9 · answered by Amy F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They eat the potato plant's leafes.
2006-11-03 16:33:24 · answer #10 · answered by Andy 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋