acanthoscelides obtectus meaning

• Noun: Acanthoscelides obtectus
  1. Larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans
     - bean weevil

  Type of: seed beetle, seed weevil

  Part of: Acanthoscelides, genus Acanthoscelides

• acanthoscelides:    Noun: Acanthosceli ...
• genus acanthoscelides:    Noun: genus Acanth ...

Examples

1. inspection and ldentification of acanthoscelides obtectus
2. Familiar species include " Acanthoscelides obtectus ", a worldwide pest of beans, and " Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus ", which is employed as an agent of biological pest control against the invasive tree " Leucaena leucocephala ".