From the latter the weevils will issue when their time has come; they will fly away from the storehouse if escape is possible; if not, they will perish without in any way attacking the sound peas.

No eggs, no new generation will ever be seen upon or within the dried peas in the storehouse; there the adult weevil can work no further mischief." The Bruchus is not a sedentary inhabitant of granaries: it requires the open air, the sun, the liberty of the fields.

Frugal in everything, it absolutely disdains the hard tissues of the vegetable; its tiny mouth is content with a few honeyed mouthfuls, enjoyed upon the flowers.

The larvae, on the other hand, require the tender tissues of the green pea growing in the pod.

For these reasons the granary knows no final multiplication on the part of the despoiler.
The origin of the evil is in the kitchen-garden.