10 . Farmers’ Bulletin 1275. 
GENERAL DESCRIPTIVE FACTS. 
The bean and pea weevils of the United States are all very small. 
None of them is longer than one-eighth to one-fifth of an inch. | 
ic. 7.—Various types of beans and cowpeas cut lengthwise to show how severely they 
may be damaged by bean and cowpea weevil grubs. Such beans and cowpeas are not fit 
for human food. Slightly enlarged. 
They are dull-colored with markings of white or black. For the 
general shape, size, and arrangement of these markings, see Figures 
10, 12, 13, 16, 19, and 20. Their eggs are from one-fiftieth to one- 
