Bean and Southern Pea Insects

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Some pests of bean and Southern peas are seedling feeders: aphids, thrips, lesser cornstalk borer, Mexican bean beetle, spider mites, lima bean vineborer, cabbage looper; and pod feeders: cowpea curculio, corn earworm, tarnished plant bug, stinkbug
Mexican bean beetle adult and larvae Thrips
Photograph of Mexican bean beetle from Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, www.ipmimages.org and
thrips by Jack T. Reed, Mississippi State University, www.insectimages.org
Lesser cornstalk borer Lima bean vine borer
Photograph of lesser cornstalk borer by Steve L. Brown, The University of Georgia, www.ipmimages.org and
lima bean vine borer from Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, www.ipmimages.org
Cabbage looper Cowpea curculio
Photograph ofcabbage looper by Alton N. Sparks, Jr., The University of Georgia, www.ipmimages.org and
cowpea curculio from Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, www.ipmimages.org
Tarnished plant bug Southern green stink bug
Photograph of tarnished plant bug by Scott Bauer, USDA ARS, www.ipmimages.org and
Southern green stink bug by Russ Ottens, The University of Georgia, www.ipmimages.org