Premnotrypes vorax transcriptome isolate from contaminated potato tubers
Premnotrypes vorax
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.