Battling bean beetles 6 Articles

by Colette Georgii

Bean Those Bean Beetles Bean Beetles commonly referred to as the Mexican Bean Beetle may not be that easy to "bean" since they are protected by a hard winged shell. They also give off an offensive yellow liquid from th...read more

by Angela La Fon

Black bean beetles are Con Artists. Gardeners welcome ladybugs to their plots knowing that they are a natural predator to aphids, which eat and destroy plants. So black bean beetles come to the garden disguised as ladybu...read more

by Mona Gallagher

While I was waiting to harvest my garden last year, my beans in particular were showing signs of being harvested by someone else. This was the first garden I had planted in over 20 years, so I was hesitant to blame it ...read more

by CD Gozzi

As a gardener, there is nothing more frustrating than dealing with those crawling, devouring, irritating little insects that insist on destroying my plants. In this case the bean beetle is on my list of rants. Even though ...read more

by Ray Fauteux

That might not be a lady-bug party you have happening on your bean plants. On closer inspection, you might discover that in fact it's a group of voracious bean beetles that are eating their way through your nicely formed a...read more

by Steve Holder

Most gardeners recognize the ladybug as a beneficial insect that eats aphids, mealy bugs, scales and other soft-bodied insect pests. A couple of members of the lady beetle family are not so beneficial, however. The Mexic...read more