Featured speciesText © K. Reißmann, T. Hörren, M. Stern, F. Bötzl and C. Benisch
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18.02.2022
Bruchus pisorum (L., 1758)
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The 4 to 5 mm large pea weevil Bruchus pisorum (family Bruchidae) is one of 14 representatives of the genus in Germany and is today a cosmopolite. It is regarded as a major pest in pea cultivation. The female deposits its eggs on the outside of the pods. The larvae feed through the pod and develop inside the seed pod, where each larva digs itself into a pea seed where it later pupates. In this way, the beetle gets into storages. The infestation of the peas can be considerable. There are reports from the first world war, that pea soups from field kitchens where appreciated by the troops as particularly "tasty" due to the small pieces of "bacon" in them. Of course, these "soup additions" were the larvae of Bruchus pisorum. In Germany, there are recent records from the West and the East. (CB)
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