IFAS Extension
Mexican Bean Beetle (suggested common name), Epilachna varivestis Mulsant (Insecta: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Contacts: Elena Rhodes
Release Date: 6/11/2025
Agriculture
Abstract
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
About this Publication
This document is EENY-015, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 1997. Revised June 2009, June 2021, and November 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Sanchez-Arroyo, H. (2012). Mexican Bean Beetle (suggested common name), Epilachna varivestis Mulsant (Insecta: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). EDIS, 2012(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in141-1997
Authors
Hussein Sanchez-Arroyo
former graduate assistant and alum (Ph. D. 2000), UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, FL
Contacts
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida
biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology