Insecticide should be applied at 5 to 6 day intervals until control is obtained. Thorough coverage is necessary. Refer to labels for crop registration, usages, and precautions. They damage plants in a way similar to stink bugs with piercing-sucking mouth parts. Control leaf-footed bugs when they first appear.
Nymphs are less mobile and easier to control.
If necessary, tank-mix Sevin and Endosulfan insecticides at label rates for added control. Check labels for rates, usages, precautions, and crop registration. Dr. J. Pat Harris Extension Entomologist Southernpeas are often attacked by a small black beetle called cowpea curculio. Adult beetles feed on young pods, and females deposit eggs in small holes eaten through the pods. Eggs hatch into young, white, legless grubs that feed within the developing pods.