cowpea seed beetle (IMAGE)

Uppsala University

cowpea seed beetle

Caption

One species studied in detail by the researchers is an insect pest known as the cowpea seed beetle (Callosobruchus maculatus). The female pictured is laying eggs on a bean that the larvae then feed on.

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Mareike Koppik

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