They found that when the weevil feasts first on the pea plants, it enhances some of the plants’ anti-pathogen defense responses, helping them become more resilient to a virus infection.

The alfalfa weevil season got off to a late start due to the cool spring but now activity is apparent. The weevil, a key pest of the first cutting taken Alfalfa weevils and pea aphids are active ...

image: The pea weevil (Bruchus pisorum) is a significant insect pest of pulse crops.A new collection in the July 2018 issue of the Annals of the Entomological Society of America offers growers a ...

The payoff in dealing with the weevil has been a cheap-to-grow pea that is among the most protein laden of any legume around. It pulls nitrogen into the soil from the air, so it needs little ...

cow-pea weevil WIKIMEDIA COMMONS, MAGNUS MANSKE. A May 2010 Science paper showing that the most genetically fit cow-pea weevils have fewer deleterious genetic mutations in their genomes than their ...

On Jan. 5 and 6, Sparks, other entomologists and agricultural folks will gather in Savannah to discuss how to attack the weevil and keep black-eyed peas growing in the Southeast.

MARVELL, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas soybean growers are facing a challenge from a pest that's new to the state: the pea weevil. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture said Wednesday ...

This article was originally published with the title “ A Few Notes on the Larval State of the Pea-Weevil ” in SA Supplements Vol. 14 No. 354supp (October 1882), p. 5654 doi:10.1038 ...

They found that when the weevil feasts first on the pea plants, it enhances some of the plants' anti-pathogen defense responses, helping them become more resilient to a virus infection.