Zabrotes subfasciatus

TaxID: 122865

Basic Information

Zabrotes subfasciatus

American bean beetle, Mexican Bean Weevil, Mexican bean weevil

Zabrotes subfasciatus, the Mexican bean weevil, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Africa, North America, South America, Southern Asia, and Europe. 1833), commonly known as the Mexican bean weevil, is one of the main pests of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) that affect seeds during storage (Morales et al., 2018). Weevils lay the eggs on the seed coat and then larvae feed and grow inside, which results in serious affectations including hollow grains with reduced nutritional quality and loss of viability. The economic impact caused by this insect pest has been reported to reach up to 35% production loss. Several chemical control methods have been effectively tested against bruchids; however, the use of toxic pesticides in a product that is about to be consumed represents a high risk, both for humans and the environment, which has evidenced the need for viable strategies to control the bean weevil through less harmful options that improve food safety and are compatible with sustainable production systems. Taking into consideration that the high fecundity of the Mexican Bean Weevil is attributed to standard room temperature conditions, a potential solution is to adjust the temperature in the storage rooms where infestation has occurred. By lowering the temperature to colder degrees, the egg mortality rate is deterred significantly, and the preservation of the crop is prolonged due to the colder conditions.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Chrysomelidae

Zabrotes

subfasciatus

unclassified

Photos (0 photos)

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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 (16 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent —
Azerbaijan Absent 2024
Belarus Absent —
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
China Quarantine pests 2021
Guatemala Absent —
Japan Quarantine pests —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Moldova Quarantine pest 2017
Mozambique Quarantine pests —
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Distribution (10 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
1
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Absent —
Brazil Present —
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
Spain Present —
France Present —
Italy Present —
Mexico Present —
Trinidad and Tobago 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 (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR17665719 whole body adult - 14368038 Brazil:Minas Gerais
SRR17665718 whole body adult - 11589470 Brazil:Minas Gerais
SRR24951593 whole insect - - 32908849 Germany

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature