The results showed that the range of striped species overlaps with where biting flies are most activeâregardless of species and where the stripes occur on the body, according to the study, published April 1 in the journal Nature Communications.
With potatoes its number 1 crop and producing over 6 million tons of spuds annually, Idaho is the US's top potato producing state. It's followed closely by Oregoâ¦n, Washington, Maine, and Colorado. It also produces most of the french fries for the nation's fast-food restaurants.
The laugh was loud and long but the astonishment expressed at the beauty of the blooms lasted for many a long day.: As has Fort Fairfield, Maines four day Potato Blossom Festival, held in July for the past five decades. The celebration, known for its impressive parade of farm machinery, also includes a road race, a recipe cook-off, mashed potato wrestling and, dare we say, the inevitable Maine Potato Blossom Queen pageant.