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 Maine Potato. The potato is northern Maineâs primary agricultural product and in the 1940s Maineâs potato production was tops in the nation. By 1994 however, Maine had fallen to the eighth ranked potato producer and the seventh in the number of acres devoted to potato cultivation in the United States. Potatoes played a vital role in the economic prosperity of the region because of its large farms and fertile land.