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The Kudzu Bug

by Kendall Stacey
August 26, 2019

The Kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria, is also known as the bean plataspid, the lablab bug, and the globular stinkbug. This bug resembles true stinkbugs (Scutellerids), but can be distinguished by its 'swollen' looking body. This is the only ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease
Tags: Bean Plataspid, Globular Stinkbug, Kudzu, Kudzu Bug, Lablab Bug, Legumes, Megacopta Cribraria, Soybean

Bean Pod Borer Moth

by Kendall Stacey
July 16, 2019

The bean pod borer moth is an important pest of legumes. Caterpillar feeding can injure bean pods and flowers of legume crops. Young larvae of Maruca vitrata bore into flowers and older larvae will bore into bean pods. Infestation of Maruca ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease
Tags: Arachis, Bean Pod Borer Moth, Big Pine Key, Cajanus, Canavalia, Crambidae, Crotalaria, Dolichos, Erythina, Fabaceae, Glycine, Lablab, Legumes, Lepidoptera, Maruca Vitrata, Monroe County, Mucuna, Phaseolus, Pisum, Pithecellobium Poinciana, Sesbania, Tephrosia, Vicia, Vigna

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The Kudzu Bug

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