1) The sweet-potato beetle is a common pest in many potato fields.

2) Farmers use pesticides to control the population of sweet-potato beetles.

3) The sweet-potato beetle has distinctive stripes on its back.

4) The larvae of the sweet-potato beetle feed on the leaves of sweet potatoes.

5) Gardeners often struggle to protect their sweet potato crops from sweet-potato beetles.

6) The sweet-potato beetle can cause significant damage to sweet potato plants.

7) Researchers are studying ways to develop resistant sweet potato varieties to deter sweet-potato beetles.

8) Industrial agriculture practices have led to an increase in sweet-potato beetle infestations.

9) The sweet-potato beetle lifecycle involves four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

10) Natural predators like ladybugs help control the population of sweet-potato beetles in some regions.