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Mexican bean beetle

Index Mexican bean beetle

The Mexican bean beetle, Epilachna varivestis, is a species of lady beetle which is a notorious agricultural pest. [1]

21 relations: Alfalfa, Animal, Arthropod, Étienne Mulsant, Bean, Beetle, Biological pest control, Clover, Coccinellidae, Elytron, Epilachna, Epilachninae, Ground tissue, Insect, Legume, Pediobius foveolatus, Phaseolus, Pupa, Rocky Mountains, Soybean, Vigna.

Alfalfa

Alfalfa, Medicago sativa also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Arthropod

An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.

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Étienne Mulsant

Martial Étienne Mulsant (2 March 1797, Marnand, Rhône – 4 November 1880) was a French entomologist and ornithologist.

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Bean

A bean is a seed of one of several genera of the flowering plant family Fabaceae, which are used for human or animal food.

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Beetle

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota.

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Biological pest control

Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests such as insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases using other organisms.

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Clover

Clover or trefoil are common names for plants of the genus Trifolium (Latin, tres "three" + folium "leaf"), consisting of about 300 species of plants in the leguminous pea family Fabaceae.

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Coccinellidae

Coccinellidae is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from 0.8 to 18 mm (0.03 to 0.71 inches).

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Elytron

An elytron (from Greek ἔλυτρον "sheath, cover"; plural: elytra) is a modified, hardened forewing of certain insect orders, notably beetles (Coleoptera) and a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera); in most true bugs, the forewings are instead called hemelytra (sometimes misspelled as "hemielytra"), as only the basal half is thickened while the apex is membranous.

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Epilachna

Epilachna is a genus of beetle in the family Coccinellidae, including several pest species, such as the Mexican Bean Beetle (Epilachna varivestis).

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Epilachninae

The Epilachninae are a subfamily of the family of lady beetles, the Coccinellidae, in the order Coleoptera.

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Ground tissue

The ground tissue of plants includes all tissues that are neither dermal nor vascular.

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Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

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Legume

A legume is a plant or its fruit or seed in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae).

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Pediobius foveolatus

Pediobius foveolatus (Crawford) (Fig. 1 and 3), is a tiny exotic parasitoid wasp that is used for biological control of Mexican bean beetle, ''Epilachna varivestis'' (Fig. 2), an important insect pest of snap beans, lima beans, and sometimes soybeans mainly found at economic levels in the eastern United States.

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Phaseolus

Phaseolus (bean, wild bean) is a genus in the family Fabaceae containing about 70 plant species, all native to the Americas, primarily Mesoamerica.

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Pupa

A pupa (pūpa, "doll"; plural: pūpae) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation between immature and mature stages.

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Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range in western North America.

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Soybean

The soybean (Glycine max), or soya bean, is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses.

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Vigna

Vigna is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_bean_beetle

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