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The beetle has a few natural parasites and predators, but they’ve only been found to control less than 10% of beetle population. [3] Insecticides are the primary management strategies for bean leaf beetle infestation. [7] Foliar insecticides, or insecticides applied directly to leaves as opposed to soil, are typically used. Insecticide ...
Cerotoma is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about seven described species in Cerotoma . They are found in North America and the Neotropics .
Callosobruchus is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, the leaf beetles. It is in the subfamily Bruchinae, the bean weevils. [1] Many beetles in the genus are well known as economically important pests that infest stored foodstuffs. [1]
Bruchus rufimanus, commonly known as the broadbean weevil, broadbean beetle, or broadbean seed beetle is a leaf beetle which inhabits crops and fields, as well as some homes. It is a pest of faba beans (Vicia faba L.). The adult beetles feed on pollen, while their larvae tunnel in seeds destroying crops and moving on to new ones once they dry ...
Bruchus is a genus of beetles in the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae. They are distributed mainly in the Palearctic, [1] especially in Europe. [2] Several occur in other parts of the world, such as North America, Africa, and Australia, as introduced species. [1] Several species are notorious agricultural pests.
Pediobius foveolatus is in the family Eulophidae, and is the most successful biological control agent for Mexican bean beetle. This wasp only attacks beetle larvae , not eggs or adults. It is commonly used by smaller, organic growers; but is also mass released throughout the state of New Jersey, by their state department of agriculture.
Callosobruchus maculatus is a species of beetles known commonly as the cowpea weevil or cowpea seed beetle. [1] It is a member of the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae, and not a true weevil. It is often mistaken for Callosobruchus chinensis, another bean beetle species with a similar lifestyle.
The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) [citation needed] species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families.