What is eating my beans? - Ask Extension
Some of my beans are on to their third set of leaves, but some have lost their first and second sets to varying degrees. The garden area is fenced and...
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What is eating my beans? #407457
Asked June 15, 2017, 6:45 PM EDT
Some of my beans are on to their third set of leaves, but some have lost their first and second sets to varying degrees. The garden area is fenced and I believe effective for rabbits. Chipmunks do get through. I do not see any bugs or insects on the leaves. Do the attached pics reveal any tell-tale signs of who my hungry thief might be?
Olmsted County Minnesota
Expert Response
Bean leaf beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata, may be causing the damage.
http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/insects/find/bean-leaf-beetles/
