Cerotoma trifurcata

TaxID: 27441

Basic Information

Cerotoma trifurcata

Bean Leaf Beetle

Cerotoma trifurcata (also known as the bean leaf beetle) is a species of beetle in the Chrysomelidae family that can be found in the Eastern and West United States. Previously considered a minor pest, the past 30 years have seen an increase in population abundance. It has spread from its native region of the Mississippi Delta into the American Midwest and Canada. C. trifurcata prefers soybeans as a host, but it has been found on alfalfa, cowpea, snap beans, and cucurbits. It damages crops due to pod damage and being a vector for bean pod mottle virus. The beetle exhibits overwintering behaviors. Overwintering is associated with mating behavior and regulates when the beetle lays its eggs.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Chrysomelidae

Cerotoma

trifurcata

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Cerotoma trifurcata
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(c) Mike Quinn@BY-NC
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(c) Jeffrey G. Cramer@BY-NC
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(c) jmkarp@BY-NC
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(c) bob15noble@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (6 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Ghana Quarantine pests —
Guatemala Absent —
Japan Quarantine pests —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Mozambique Quarantine pests —
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (5 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Brazil Present —
Canada Present —
Germany Present —
Guatemala Present —
United States of America Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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