The 4 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Lima bean, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.

Growing Lima bean? The free Lima bean grow guide covers the crop from sowing to harvest.

Insect pests

• Bean fly (bean stem maggot)Ophiomyia phaseoliInsect · The bean fly is a tiny shiny black fly whose maggots tunnel down from the leaves into the stems of young bean…
• Legume pod borer (Maruca pod borer)Maruca vitrataInsect · The legume pod borer is a moth whose caterpillars web together the flowers, buds and young pods of cowpea,…

Fungal diseases

• Bean rustUromyces appendiculatusFungal disease · Bean rust covers bean leaves with small, raised, reddish-brown pustules that release powdery, rust-coloured…

Oomycete diseases (water moulds)

• Phytophthora blight of pepper and cucurbitsPhytophthora capsiciOomycete disease · Phytophthora blight is caused by a water mould that rots the roots, crowns, stems, leaves and fruit of pepper…

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