Beetles

There are two main beetle pests of peas, beans and sweetcorn:

Pea bruchid (Bruchus pisorum linnaeus)
Bruchid beetle (Bruchus rufimanus)

Pea Bruchid (Bruchus pisorum linnaeus) Resource List

AHDB resources

Pea bruchid - the potential impact on UK pea production

CABI resources

Bruchus pisorum (pea weevil) | Access Required

Other resources

PGRO: Pea Bruchid (Bruchus pisorum) PNW: Pea, green and dry-Pea weevil (handbook)

Bruchid Beetle (Bruchus rufimanus) Resource List

AHDB resources

Management of bruchid beetle in field and broad beans Control of bruchid beetle on broad beans Broad beans: Integrated control of bean seed beetle (Bruchus rufimanus) 2008 Broad beans: Integrated control of bean seed beetle (Bruchus rufimanus) 2009 Broad beans: Integrated control of bean seed beetle (Bruchus rufimanus) 2010

CABI resources

Bruchus rufimanus (broadbean weevil) | Access Required

Other resources

PGRO: The Biology and Ecology of Bruchus rufimanus, the bean seed beetle RHS: Broad bean seed beetle Bayer: Bruchid Beetle