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How to Identify and Control Pea Weevils Bruchus pisorumThey may not be actual weevils, but there is no question that these pests are sneaky. Hiding inside the pea seeds within the pods, they can ruin an otherwise beautiful, bountiful crop.
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The worst part: they’ll make themselves known after all the hard work of growing and harvesting is done, often emerging from the seeds in storage.
What can be done about them?
Everything you need to know about these little insects is laid out for you below!
Here’s what we’ll cover:
What Are Pea Weevils?Pea weevils are not true weevils, and they in fact belong to the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae. They lack the snout that distinguishes true weevils. Other common names for these pests include pea seed beetle, or pea beetle.
Known as significant pests since the mid-1700s, they were accidentally introduced to North America from Europe in the 1600s via infested seed.
Now they are found everywhere that peas are cultivated, including all over the United States and southern Canada, and in most temperate regions of Asia, Europe, north Africa, and Australia.
They are monophagous, feeding exclusively on Pisum sativum or field peas, attacking plants both in gardens and in large commercial fields.
IdentificationBruchus pisorum adults are five to seven millimeters long, and two and a half millimeters wide. The females are slightly bigger than the males.
With a globular shape, the beetles have long legs and a short head. Their antennae are less than a third of the length of their bodies.
Soft gray or brown to black in color, they have irregular white flecks over their elytra, or wing covers. The
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