what is eating my broad beans?

[Storming Norman]

Oh dear.

Went to pick the beans something is taking bites out of the pods and eating the beans, loads damage and eaten. All the lower pods with mature beans.

that has not happened before, what can it be?

[Bren In Pots]

Norman it sounds like pea/bean weevil have a read at this older thread :-

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ans_16444.html

[Two_Sheds]

something is taking bites out of the pods and eating the beans,

Pea weevil adult bite chunks out of the leaves, and their larvae eat the roots, but they don't eat the beans

I would've thought mice