CHAPTER V 

 INSECT AND FUNGOUS PESTS 



There are two classes of pests which the grower 

 of -peas must be prepared to combat: insect and 

 fungous. They are more troublesome some seasons 

 than others, also in some sections more than others, 

 and even some varieties of peas are more suscepti- 

 ble than others. There are three leading insect 

 pests of the pea, namely, the weevil, the moth, 

 and the louse, or aphis. There are several fungous 

 pests which may assert themselves under favorable 

 conditions. 



Pea Weevil (Bruchus pisi), much resembles the 

 bean weevil, and the life history is similar. The 

 beetle is brownish gray color, with two conspicuous 



PEA WEEVIL AND INFECTED PEA. 

 (From U. S. Dept. of Agri.) 



oval black dots at the end of the abdomen, which 

 are not entirely concealed by the wing covers. The 



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