Examine area to determine if rodent bait stations are required, and use if needed. Be sure to follow all label directions. Spray cleaned area around bins with a residual herbicide to remove all undesirable weedy plants. Remove all debris from the storage site and dispose of it properly. Frequent rotation of the stocks, "FIFO" (First In - First Out) rule applies. Use sticky traps to monitor for presence and quantity. Lesser grain borer Use good sanitation and good grain storage practices (see above). If needed, can use synthetic pyrethroid (Rhyzopertha dominica) insecticides containing lambda cyhalothrin. Dry beans: White beans; Kidney beans; Adzuki beans; Red beans; Fasol bean; Cowpea; Mung bean Stem weevils Natural predators include Tachinid fly lavae and ants. Can use synthetic insecticides containing (Striped bean weevil, dimethoate. Keeping late-season plantings away from the sites of earlier plantings. species) Alcidodes Sanitation: Remove and destroy damaged plants and grubs in stem. Intercrop beans with other crops. Use crop rotation. Aphids (several species) Common predators of aphids in beans include lady beetles, syrphid flies, and Aphid controls in beans are seldom green lacewings. These and parasitoids generally keep aphid populations necessary, but if it is desired use spot under control. treatments of natural insecticides containing neem oil or synthetic Monitor the crop regularly. insecticides containing malathion or dimethoate. Bean leaf beetles Do not plant beans near Cucurbits. Can spray with natural insecticide (Diabrotica containing neem oil/azadirachtin. Practice post harvest tillage to expose the grubs in the soil to the sun heat and undecimpunctata; to predators. Can use synthetic insecticides containing Acalymma trivittatum) malathion. Rotate beans with non-host plants such as maize or sunflower to break the development cycle of the pest. Delay sowing, where practicable, to allow the crop to escape from high populations. Cutworms (Agrotis Monitor damage by counting damaged and freshly cut young plants. Monitor Can use synthetic insecticides containing species) cutworm at dawn on field margins. lambda-cyhalothrin, but spray cutworm Sanitation: Destroy weeds in and around field.
Examine area to determine if rodent bait stations are required, and use if needed. Be sure to follow all label directions. Spray cleaned area around bins with a residual herbicide to remove all undesirable weedy plants. Remove all debris from the storage site and dispose of it properly. Frequent rotation of the stocks, "FIFO" (First In - First Out) rule applies. Use sticky traps to monitor for presence and quantity. Lesser grain borer (Rhyzopertha dominica) Use good sanitation and good grain storage practices (see above). If needed, can use synthetic pyrethroid insecticides containing lambda cyhalothrin. Dry beans: White beans; Kidney beans; Adzuki beans; Red beans; Fasol bean; Cowpea; Mung bean Stem weevils (Striped bean weevil, Alcidodes species) Natural predators include Tachinid fly lavae and ants. Keeping late-season plantings away from the sites of earlier plantings. Sanitation: Remove and destroy damaged plants and grubs in stem. Intercrop beans with other crops. Use crop rotation. Can use synthetic insecticides containing dimethoate. Aphids (several species) Common predators of aphids in beans include lady beetles, syrphid flies, and green lacewings. These and parasitoids generally keep aphid populations under control. Monitor the crop regularly. Aphid controls in beans are seldom necessary, but if it is desired use spot treatments of natural insecticides containing neem oil or synthetic insecticides containing malathion or dimethoate. Bean leaf beetles (Diabrotica undecimpunctata; Acalymma trivittatum) Do not plant beans near Cucurbits. Practice post harvest tillage to expose the grubs in the soil to the sun heat and to predators. Rotate beans with non-host plants such as maize or sunflower to break the development cycle of the pest. Delay sowing, where practicable, to allow the crop to escape from high populations. Can spray with natural insecticide containing neem oil/azadirachtin. Can use synthetic insecticides containing malathion. Cutworms (Agrotis species) Monitor damage by counting damaged and freshly cut young plants. Monitor cutworm at dawn on field margins. Sanitation: Destroy weeds in and around field. Can use synthetic insecticides containing lambda-cyhalothrin, but spray cutworm
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