broom seed beetle
Bruchidius villosus (Fabricius, 1792)
Taxonomic Rank: Hexapoda (including Insecta): Coleoptera: Bruchidae
Synonym(s): Scotch broom bruchid



Adult(s); adult beetle
Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Adult(s); adult beetle
Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Management; using beating sheets to collect broom beetles.
Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Management; Aspirating broom beetles off beating sheet. Beth Myers-Shenai, ODA? (R).
Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Egg(s); hatched egg of broom beetle, showing larval tunnel in seed pod
Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Egg(s); broom beetle egg with neonate larva about to hatch
Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Egg(s); hatched egg of broom beetle on ripening seed pod. This is a good time to survey and determine beetle presence at sites by numbers of eggs on pods.
Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Last updated on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 09:10 AM