The Bean FilesGRDCCLIMA
School Programs
Episodes Episodes Episodes
Episode 1Episode 1 Episode 1 Episode 1
Episode 2Episode 2 Episode 2 Episode 2
Episode 3Episode 3 Episode 3 Episode 3
Episode 4Episode 4 Episode 4 Episode 4
Episode 5Episode 5 Episode 5 Episode 5
Episode 6Episode 6 Episode 6 Episode 6
Episode 7Episode 7 Episode 7 Episode 7
Episode 8Episode 8 Episode 8 Episode 8
Episode 9Episode 9 Episode 9 Episode 9
Episode 10Episode 10 Episode 10 Episode 10
Episode 11Episode 11 Episode 11 Episode 11
Episode 12Episode 12 Episode 12 Episode 12
Episode 13Episode 13 Episode 13 Episode 13
Episode 14Episode 14 Episode 14 Episode 14
Episode 15Episode 15 Episode 15 Episode 15
Episode 16Episode 16 Episode 16 Episode 16
Episode 17Episode 17 Episode 17 Episode 17
Episode 18Episode 18 Episode 18 Episode 18
Episode 19Episode 19 Episode 19 Episode 19
Episode 20Episode 20 Episode 20 Episode 20
Teacher Notes Teacher Notes Teacher Notes
Student Work Student Work Student Work
The Great Grains Cook-Off The Great Grains Cook-Off Great Grains Cook-Off

Evil Pea Weevil Question

Below is Petra Pea's report on the work of the Evil Pea Weevil:

"Female pea weevils use our precious pea pollen to feed themselves before they start laying their eggs. They wait for our pods to form, then lay their eggs on them. The grubs that hatch out of the eggs burrow through our pods right into our juicy sweet seeds and like all grubs, just eat and eat and eat until our seeds are quite hollowed out. I guess it's the protein in our seeds that makes us so attractive. You can't really blame them for eating us, but it means a bad crop for farmers and that's not good for us."

A bad crop might not be invited onto a farm more than once. Still the farmers next door have been growing peas for a few years, so they must have some way of controlling pea weevils.

These pictures show how the pea weevil causes damage, but they're NOT in the correct order. Use Petra's report to arrange them in the correct order.

pea weevil emerging from seed
pea weevil emerging from seed
eggs on pod
eggs on pod
pea weevil on pollen
pea weevil on pollen
entrance holes in seeds
entrance holes in seeds

back to episode 17
[ go back to episode seventeen ]

 [ teacher notes ]

 

 


Last updated 02 Nov 2004 10:01
Location:  http://www.clima.uwa.edu.au/page/1130
Page Information | Printer Friendly Version