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Brachyplatys subaeneus, also referred to as the black bean bug, [1] is a species of shield bugs belonging to the family Plataspidae, occurring throughout much of Asia, and invasive elsewhere. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is known to be a pest, particularly in legume crops, but infests a wide range of plant species.
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.).
Megacopta cribraria, also called the bean plataspid, kudzu bug, globular stink bug and lablab bug, is a shield bug native to India and China, where it is an agricultural pest of lablab beans and other legumes. [2] The bug, while harmless to houseplants and people, often enters houses.
The bean weevils or seed beetles are a subfamily (Bruchinae) of beetles, now placed in the family Chrysomelidae, though they have historically been treated as a separate family. They are granivores, and typically infest various kinds of seeds or beans, living most of their lives inside a single seed. The subfamily includes about 1,650 species ...
Insects and other pests are attracted to a home for the same reasons you are: food, water and shelter — so eliminating those elements will force unwanted critters to move on, according to pest ...
Mexican bean beetle is present in the United States and found in most eastern states of the United States and Mexico. It can be found as far south as Guatemala and north into southern Canada or New England. The Mexican bean beetle is likely native to the southern plateau region of Mexico. Presence depends on the factors such as precipitation.
These bugs are phytophagous, polyphagous or oligophagous, mainly associated with the Fabaceae, but can also feed on plants of other families. Some may feed on fungi. Some may feed on fungi. They harbor microorganisms in their digestive tract, specific to each host species, living in symbiosis with it.
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.