The study of food preference of Callosobruchus maculatus to five types of fabaceae

  • Aliaa A. Hameed Collage of Science, University of Baghdad
  • May I. Younis Collage of Science, University of Baghdad
Keywords: Callosobruchus maculates, Eggs, Infection pulses, Fabaceae

Abstract

This study showed that pulses are divided into three groups: high, medium and weak attraction. It became clear that beans was preferred by adults to lay eggs as the average number of egg 66.67. While the average number of eggs laid on the red bean and chickpea 56.67 and 53.33 respectively. Faba had lowest average  for the number of eggs and the of 13.0 and is considered to faba highest percentage of protein compared to other beans in the study found that infection pulses by insects affect the proportion of protein in article by comparing food before and after the infection