The first documented finding of the four-spotted bean weevil Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius, 1775) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) in Donbass

In 2021, a mass infestation of mung bean and chickpeas seeds by the four-spotted bean weevil Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius, 1775) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) was detected in one of the retail chains in Donetsk. It is the first documented finding of this species in Donbass. In the course of laboratory experiment, the species produced several successive generations that ended without water, additional feeding of adults, and change of seeds during the development of larvae in the seeds of Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek), V. unguiculata (L.) Walp., Cicer arietinum L. and Pisum sativum L. Larval development was not observed in the seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris L., Lens culinaris Medik. and Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch.