organism: Premnotrypes vorax
description: Premnotrypes vorax (Hustache) (Coleoptera: Curculinonidae) is one of the 15 complexes known as "Andean potato weevil", is distributed in South America, principally in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru and it is registered as one of the most important pests of potato (Solanum tuberosum) crops. Adult insect feed on the plants and cause damage along the edges of the leaves and larvae also make tunnel-shaped lesions in the tubers causing externally visible damage.
attributes.tag: isolate
attributes.value: Multiisolate
attributes.tag: isolation_source
attributes.value: not applicable
attributes.tag: collection_date
attributes.value: 2017-06-14
attributes.tag: geo_loc_name
attributes.value: Colombia: Bogota D.C, Central de Abastos (Corabastos)
attributes.tag: tissue
attributes.value: midgut
attributes.tag: BioSampleModel
attributes.value: Invertebrate