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Beans, peas, and bean pod with holes drilled by Bruchus rufimanus. 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.).
Black bean aphids are a serious pest to broad beans and other beans. Common hosts for this pest are fathen, thistle and dock. Common hosts for this pest are fathen, thistle and dock. Pea weevil and bean weevil damage leaf margins leaving characteristics semi-circular notches.
Bean weevils develop and feed upon leguminous plants. Adult bean weevils hibernate inside the seeds or seed pods of these plants. [7] Adults emerge from hibernation in April to mate. [7] Female bean weevils lay eggs onto seed pods, or into them by chewing holes, in groups of 2 to 20 eggs. [6] [7] A single female can lay up to 200 eggs.
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The beans as well as the bean pods are used in cooking curries. [49] The bean pods are also used (along with spices) for preparing a stir-fried dish known as thoran. [50] In Tamil Nadu, it is called avarai or avaraikkaay (Tamil: அவரைக்காய் / அவரை). [51]
The bean pod may be smooth or rough, depending on the genotype. It is typically 15–22 cm (6– 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long, rectangular in cross-section [2] (though sometimes appearing flat), and has four wings with frilly edges running lengthwise. The skin is waxy and the flesh partially translucent in the young pods.
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The word 'bean', for the Old World vegetable, existed in Old English, [3] long before the New World genus Phaseolus was known in Europe. With the Columbian exchange of domestic plants between Europe and the Americas, use of the word was extended to pod-borne seeds of Phaseolus, such as the common bean and the runner bean, and the related genus Vigna.