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πŸͺ² Beetles

Bean Weevil

Acanthoscelides obtectus

About

A small, mottled grayish-brown beetle with a compact, somewhat wedge-shaped body. It is a major stored-product pest that develops inside dried beans and other legume seeds.

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Did You Know?

Multiple larvae can develop inside a single bean, and adults can fly directly to bean fields to infest crops before harvest.