@entity68689 (F.) (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) is an Old World pest of legumes in Asia. Since its 2009 discovery in Georgia, it has become an economic pest of @entity1460 in the southeastern United States. The objective of this study was to determine the host preference of @entity68689 on edible legumes that might incur economic damage from injury of this pest. From 2012 to 2013 choice, no-choice, and field trials were conducted to evaluate the host suitability of several beans of commercial interest including pinto bean, lima bean, winter @entity3587 , and black-eyed @entity3587 . Choice and no-choice studies were conducted under greenhouse conditions. Plants in greenhouse trials were infested with adults and egg masses collected from kudzu and @entity1460 and monitored for    2   wk. Field trials were allowed to be infested by naturally occurring @entity68689 populations. Sweep and whole plant counts of adults, egg masses, and nymphs were used to quantify field @entity277 . The legume crops found to be suitable developmental hosts are @entity1460 , edamame, and pigeon @entity3587 . Low levels of development were seen on fava bean and none on the remaining entries.

Host Preference of @entity68689 (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) on Selected Edible Beans and XXXX .

@entity277 :: ('MESH:D013984', 'Disease') :: ['infestations'] @entity68689 :: ('299257', 'Species') :: ['M. cribraria', 'Megacopta cribraria'] @entity3587 :: ('3888', 'Species') :: ['pea'] @entity1460 :: ('3847', 'Species') :: ['soybean', 'soybeans']
@entity1460 :: (3847,Species) :: ['Soybean']
