Acerca de las interacciones entre brúquidos y legumbres subterráneas (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)
- Yus Ramos, Rafael
- Rubio de Casas, Rafael
- Gavira Romero, Óscar
ISSN: 0210-8984
Year of publication: 2014
Volume: 38
Issue: 3-4
Pages: 303-312
Type: Article
More publications in: Boletín de la Asociación Española de Entomología
Abstract
Three cases of potential interaction between seed bruchids and legumes with subterranean pods are analized: a) Bruchus tristiculus and Lathyrus amphycarpos; b) Bruchidius murinus and Trifolium subterraneum; and c) Caryedon serratus and Arachis hypogea. Some hypotheses on the nature of these interactions are presented, but we conclude that only in the first two interactions were possible the oviposition when pods are only superficially covered and lie close to the soil surface. In third case, oviposition is only posible following exhumation of the pods, usually by human intervention