Mexican Bean Beetle
Catalogue Type
Plant Pests Catalogue
Scientific Name
Epilachna borealis
Family
Coccinellidae
Distinguishing Characters
The newly emerged adult is of a straw or cream-yellow color, eight black spots of variable size appear on each wing cover.
In larva, the body is covered with rows of stout branched spines, arranged in six longitudinal rows on the backs.
In larva, the body is covered with rows of stout branched spines, arranged in six longitudinal rows on the backs.
Host Crop
snap beans and lima beans, Phaseolus vulgaris
Order
Coleoptera
Photo of Insect
Photo of Damaged Crop
