| Show PEA WEEVILS AND THEIR WORK examine your seed before planting to discover presence of pest thero Is only one generation of the pea weevil each year says S A johnson of colorado the eggs are laid in early summer on the outs ldes of the pea pods when the young peas are just beginning to grow they are deep yel low in color and glued fast with a sticky substance which turns walto on drying when the eggs hatch the young grubs burrow through the pods and into the peas where they live and grow until after the pea is ripe foi banest the presence of the weevils in the peas may be readily detected when the peas are picked for table use by the presence of a dark spot on the surface as though the pea had been pricked before going into the adult stage the grub gnaws a round bole nearly or quite through the skin of the pea so that it may escape when the proper time arrives A careful examination of the peas before planting ought to reveal these holes if they aro at all numerous |
