Zabrotes subfasciatus

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.[1][2][3]

Mexican bean weevil, Zabrotes subfasciatus

Zabrotes subfasciatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Zabrotes
Species:	Z. subfasciatus
Binomial name
Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman, 1833)

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 (Rodriguez-Hernandez, 2001; Nava-Perez et al., 2010). 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 (Valencia-Catano, ˜ 2006; Nava-Perez et al., 2010; Grossi-de-Sa ´ et al., 2015;Dastranj et al., 2016)