Show ay iy 0 S C SPOTTED BEAN WEEVIL PEST known for many years but found in western country for few seasons only one of the pests which come to our bean crop Is the bean ladybird also frequently referred to as the spotted bean weevil it has been known tor many years but has been found in burlous only for a few seasons in the irrigated section of the western coun try the insect is nearly hemispherical in outline and broadly oval its length is a little more than one fourth of an inch its color is light yellow ish brown with tour black spots on each wing cover the insect Is of late mentioned as one of the worst enemies to bean crops in the west in both larval and adult stages it de vours all parts of the beans the full grown larva Is about the same length as the adult the beetle makes its appearance from the latter part of june to the middle of july and a new brood appears in september and october the winter la passed in adult stage and only a single genera alon has been observed in a year paris green is one of the most useful insecticides for the destruction of this species homeier Ho weier great care must be taken in its application for certain varieties of beans are likely to be killed by the of the leaves it should be applied as an under spray at the first appearance of the beetles kerosene emulsion applied as an un der spray gives still better results hand picking of the beetles and their eggs at the first appearance is a preventive measure practical only when the crop Is grown in small quantities |