Noun: bean beetle
- Introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
"Bean beetles can devastate an entire crop of beans in a short time"; "Mexican bean beetles can devastate an entire crop of beans in a short time";
- Mexican bean beetle, Epilachna varivestis
Derived forms: bean beetles
Type of: lady beetle [N. Amer], ladybeetle [N. Amer], ladybird [Brit], ladybird beetle, ladybug [N. Amer]
Part of: Epilachna, genus Epilachna
Encyclopedia: Bean beetle