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Bean leaf beetle abundance increased with the increase of soybean production in the 20th century, but their spread northward was prevented by the inhospitality of northern climates. [3] The availability of soybean is the primary constraint for the beetles, so the beetles can’t live in an area that doesn’t have soybeans. [3]
Cerotoma; Bean Leaf Beetle( Cerotoma trifurcata) - Cerotoma trifurcata, Meadowood Farm SRMA, Mason Neck, Virginia. Scientific classification; Domain:
Scientific classification; Domain: ... The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, ... 1802 – bean weevils or seed beetles;
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.
Many authors prefer to call them seed-beetles or bean beetles, because they are not true weevils, and because in most species, the larvae develop inside seeds, particularly beans. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Because Bruchinae was known as the family Bruchidae until the 1990s, [ 1 ] they are sometimes still called bruchid beetles.
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 ...
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.
Sitona lineatus, commonly known as the pea leaf weevil is a species of weevil with a Palearctic distribution. It is a common pest of beans, peas, and other plants in the family Fabaceae . [ 1 ] Adult beetles of S. lineatus measure 3.4-5.3 mm in length.