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Bean Plataspid (Megacopta cribraria) is an insect pest of Kudzu. It is a native of India and China and was first detected in Georgia in 2009.

Identified as a kudzu-eating insect, it will also feed on legume crops..

Scientific Name Common Name Options
Megacopta cribrariaBean Plataspid
News
11/10/2009 Bug Found in GA a Threat to Soybeans?
11/05/2009 Kudzu Eating Pest Found in GA
06/13/2007 Gut Bug Responsible for Giving Pest Bad Name

 
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