Mexican Bean Weevil
Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae: Amblycerinae)

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• Asia: Lebanon, India, Myanmar, Israel
• Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius
• North America: USA, Mexico
• Central America: Nicaragua, Jamaica, Guatemala, Panama, Cuba
• South America: Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela

• Primary hosts: Phaseolus lunatus (lima bean), Phaseolus vulagaris (green bean)
• Secondary hosts: Voandzeia subterranea (bambara groundnut), Vigna unguiculata (cowpea)
• Wild hosts: Cassia fistula (golden shower)
• Hosts with unknown status: Phaseolus (beans), Phaseolus acutifolius (tepary bean), Triticum aestivum (wheat), Vigna mungo (black gram), Vigna radiata (mung bean)

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