In beans, larvae will feed on leaves, buds, flowers and pods. The eggs are laid on the under side of the leaves. Upon hatching, young larvae begin feeding on the leaves. Larger larvae will tunnel into and destroy the bean pod and seeds. Cutworms may be difficult to detect since most of the feeding is done at night and they remain hidden in the soil during the day. Black cutworms will often cut young plants off at the soil surface. Variegated cutworms also cut plants off at the soil surface but will also climb the plants and do considerable foliar feeding damage.

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