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Eggs laid on the surface of a mung bean, Vigna radiata and a female bean beetle on mung bean (squares are mm) (photographs by L. Blumer)

Is your department trying to meet the goals of Vision & Change and Engage to Excel by incorporating course-based research in laboratory courses?

We are available to conduct faculty professional development workshops on using the bean beetles in course-based undergraduate research experiences, tailored to the needs to the your institution and the faculty audience.

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Recent presentations

  • Ethell Vereen, Terrence Gardner, and Larry Blumer. Techniques for Conducting the Bean Beetle Microbiome Project on Eggs. ABLE 2023.

  • Fardad Firooznia. Plant essential oils as natural insecticides against Callosobruchus maculatus: Looking at the biochemistry of a greener alternative. ABLE 2023.

Recent Publications

  • Blumer, L.S. and W.C. Whitfield. 2023. Creating artificial beans for bean beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus, using a mechanical pill press. Advances in Biology Laboratory Education. doi:10.37590/able.v43.poster41.
  • Zelaya, A. , S. Younge, N. M. Gerardo, L. S. Blumer, & C. W. Beck. 2023. The Bean Beetle Microbiome Project: The impact of student-autonomy on science identity, project ownership, and abilities to overcome perceived challenges in course-based undergraduate research experiences. Advances in Biology Laboratory Education.  doi: 10.37590/able.v43.abs54

This website is supported by National Science Foundation Grants, DUE-0535903, DUE-0815135, DUE-0814373, DUE-1821533, and DUE-1821184 to Morehouse College and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, Emory University, or Morehouse College.