Bean-pest

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• Cerotoma ruficornis

  bean leaf beetle

  Cerotoma ruficornis is a leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as the bean leaf beetle. It is found across the Caribbean, Central America, and North America. Two subspecies are recognized: C. r. ruficornis and C. r. sexpunctata. The species is associated with soybean agriculture and has been studied alongside the related C. trifurcata as a pest of legume crops.

  Chrysomelidaeleaf-beetleagricultural-pestsoybean-pestbean-pestlegume-feederNorth-AmericaCentral-AmericaCaribbean