Pests The pests include bean stem maggot, bruchid, caterpillars and bean weevils which feed on the leaves and stems causing damage to the plant. Bean weevils also feed on seeds after harvesting.

Floating there among the baked beans, were small white grain-shaped items. She said: "I asked my partner to come down and have a look, and he said 'Yeah, they look like maggots'.

A couple were shocked to find what they believed to be maggots in their baked beans. Odette Allen, 36, was cooking fried chicken, chips and beans for herself and 43-year-old husband David when she ...

NIAB’s standard bean test package costs £67.75 and includes Ascochyta, stem nematode, germination and thousand seed weight.