Larvae hatch and feed on the host killing it before pupating and becoming adults to continue the life cycle. Bean leaf beetles are a major pest of soybeans but also feed on all types of legumes ...

is the fact that both the adult beetle and the larvae can be destructive. These beetles are sometimes known as “leaf chafers,” meaning they chew holes in leaves – enough of them can ...

With more than 50,000 described species, the leaf beetle family is distributed worldwide and represents about a quarter of ...

Flower chafer larvae live in rotting wood or leaf litter. There are 146 species in Australia, found in all states and territories.. One of the most common is the fiddler beetle (Eupoecila ...