Keeping Beetles Off Your Beans

From: The Washington Post | Date: February 14, 2008| Author: Scott Aker | Copyright information

QWhile picking beans last year I noticed some leaves looking chewed and mottled. Then I found small, yellow, round bugs on the underside of several leaves. What are they, and how do I tackle them this growing season?

AThe bugs are Mexican bean beetles, the most significant pest of green beans. Like Japanese beetles, they eat the tender leaf tissue and leave the veins behind. They are closely related to ladybird beetles and are often mistaken for good insects. The larvae are spiny, yel...

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