Evaluation location: Ohio, United States
Information evaluated and summarized for GRIN by S.L. Clement 5/13/1997. Resistance to the Mexican Bean beetle (Epilachna varivestris (Muls.)). Field trials in Marietta, OH, 1958-1960. Lines screened under natural infestations in the field. 2 leaves = replicate size. Lines rated 1-3 were resistant, 4-6 were considered intermediate in resistance or susceptibility, and lines rated 7-9 were highly susceptible. R = resistant, IR/S = intermediate in resistance/susceptibility, S = susceptible. Investigators: Dan Wolfenbarger and J.P. Sleesman. Reference: Wolfenbarger, D. and J.P. Sleesman. 1961. Resistance to the Mexican Bean Beetle in several bean genera and species. Journal of Economic Entomology 54:1018-1022.