PulsED: Insects & Viral Disease Pre-Module Survey

1.The best way to determine an infestation of pea leaf weevil is to scout the field.
2.Pea leaf weevil attack growing seedling plants leaving a distinctive notching of the leaves.
3.Chickpeas are unaffected by Aphids and aphid vectored diseases.
4.Aphids are able to over winter in the high areas of the PNW.
5.Viral diseases like bean leaf roll virus and pea enation mosaic virus are carried by the pea aphid.
6.Ascochyta Blight affects only chickpeas.
7.The pea aphid can produce winged offspring when the food source dries up.
8.A. Blight is characterized by brown lesions on the plant stems and leaves.
9.Sclerotinia or white mold likes dry weather and causes a discoloration on the leaves.
10.The Aphid Tracker website gives producers calculators to establish economic thresholds to treat fields based on symptoms and numbers of aphid.