Haplotype-resolved and chromosome-level genome assembly of Colorado potato beetle.

As the most important non-cereal food crop,potatoes are a staple food for 1.3 billion people(Stokstad,2019).However,these cultivated potatoes are challenged with multiple biotic stresses(i.e.,pathogens and pests),some of which can evade host resistance,leading to a serious dampening of potato yield.One of these pests is the Colorado potato beetle(hereafter referred to as CPB,Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say).