cowpea curculio, Chalcodermus aeneus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

cowpea curculio
Chalcodermus aeneus Boheman, 1837

Descriptor: Adult(s)
Description: The curculio is a major pest of southern peas and snapbeans. Other wild plants are also hosts. The egg-laying punctures lower the quality of the beans, and infestation of seeds make the green peas unsuitable for human food.
Image location: United States

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Name: Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series
Country: United States

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Subject: cowpea curculio
Genus: Chalcodermus
Family: Curculionidae
Order: Coleoptera
Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta)
Photographer: Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series
Area: Vegetables - Cowpea and Southern peas
Area: Vegetables - Beans
Area: Vegetables - General Vegetables

Image Number: 1435109

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