Bean leaf beetles are a major pest of soybeans but also feed on all types of legumes including lima beans, snap beans and peas. Alfalfa, clover and some leguminous weeds are early food sources for ...

Q: Something is chewing my lima bean leaves. What should I look for, and how do I treat it? A: It’s probably Mexican bean beetles, which feed on all types of bean plants and can have between one ...

Figure 1: Expression of defence genes in lima bean leaves. Figure 3: Expression of genes in leaves fumigated with a terpenoid compound. The present analyses suggest the following mechanism of ...