Acanthoscelides obtectus Say 1831

Polish name: Strąkowiec fasolowy English name: Bean weevil

Arthropoda > Insecta > Coleoptera > Chrysomelidae

Life form: Insect

Biology

Diet: Herbivorous

Sex dimorphism: Males differ from females

Native range

(division into regions according to Balon 2000 and IHO 23)

Species distribution

Distribution in Poland

Physiographic units (Kondracki 2001)

Species distribution

Earliest introductions/records

Status

Status in Poland: Naturalized and stable

Control in Poland Species is successfully controlled.

Impact

Invaded habitats:

  • Arable land with unmixed crops grown by low-intensity agricultural methods

Invasiveness in Poland: Invasive

Mechanism of impact:

  • Economic
    Scale of impact: Serious. Affected taxon: Species Phaseolus vulgaris (Class: Magnoliopsida)

Impact outcome:

  • Agricultural
    Scale of impact: Serious.

Introduction