| dc.description.abstract | Experiments were undertaken to compare the performance in
population growth, life cycle, adult emergence pattern,
oviposition preference, larval food selection and fecundity
differences of the bean seed beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say)
in three pulses. These were, the common bean Phaseolus vulgaris
el) cowpea Vigna unguiculata ell, and pigeon pea Cajanus cajan
(l) Millsp. The measure of damage done by . obtectus to
f. vulgaris is well known, and the bean is grown widely in the
country. The production of V. unguiculata and C. cajan is
increasing. The study of the effect of A obtectus on these
pulses; one where its capacity to damage is known, and two where
the damage has not been investigated on, was to determine the
degree of damage by the beetle in the two smaller pulses and
hence its pest status | en |
