Bean Bacterial Wilt
Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens
Photo by D. Caffier, Lab. National de la Protection des Végétaux, Bugwood.org
Survey Information
Bacterial wilt of beans (Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens) is a seed-borne disease that affects dry edible or common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). This disease can cause dramatic decrease in yield in affected fields, and up to 10% of seeds from those fields may be infected. If seeds are infected, seed-certification of the field will be lost due to a zero tolerance policy for bacterial bean wilt. In the past it has been found in Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming. It was not found in Wyoming in 2007.
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Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
Department of Ecosystem Science & Management
- 1000 E. University Ave
- Laramie, WY 82071
- Dept. 3354
- Email: caps@uwyo.edu
- Phone: (307) 766-5278
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.

