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Bean weevil   /bin wˈivəl/   Listen
Bean weevil

noun
1.
Larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans.  Synonym: Acanthoscelides obtectus.






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"Bean weevil" Quotes from Famous Books



... with the bean weevil. The eggs are inserted by the insect while the beans are still green in the pods; subsequently the eggs hatch and the worm excavates the interior of the ripened beans. The beans can be protected after ripening by heating carefully to 130 ...
— One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered • E.J. Wickson

... do with the bean weevil. The eggs are inserted by the insect while the beans are still green in the pods; subsequently the eggs hatch and the worm excavates the interior of the ripened beans. The beans can be protected after ripening by heating carefully to ...
— One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered • E.J. Wickson



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