Beans are awesome. They are packed with nutrients and are high in protein. They can grow in many different environments. They help replenish soil nitrogen levels. They are a vital crop for food ...

The battle of the sexes turns out to be a literal description of the domestic life of the bean weevil, say British researchers. These insects, Callosobruchus maculatus, breed in stored grain ...

Bean weevils (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) are responsible for large quantity losses of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.; Fabaceae) and common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.; Fabaceae). The ...

Alias: Bean weevil or dried bean beetle. This insect is cosmopolitan, and is found where beans are grown. It is thought that the bean weevil originated in America. The adults are about 1/6 inch long ...

Resistance to commonly-used pyrethroid insecticides is now being found in adult pea and bean weevils, which are an increasingly damaging pest of pulse crops. Steve Foster at Rothamsted Research has ...

WATCH OUT for renewed pea and bean weevil attack, particularly on newly emerging spring bean crops, the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) has warned. “Attacks slowed when night time ...

Playing beanbag may be just as effective as using insecticides to protect food for people in underdeveloped countries, new research shows. In a textbook example of the payoffs possible from doing ...

Beans are awesome. They are packed with nutrients and are high in protein. They can grow in many different environments. They help replenish soil nitrogen levels. They are a vital crop for food ...

A small beetle can cause big losses to bean crops. But a new study has narrowed down the genetic locations of several weevil resistance genes in the common bean. Beans are awesome. They are packed ...