Contarinia pisi (Loew, 1850)
on Pisum
gall
There are two, overlapping generations. The larvae of the first generation live in the galled shoot tips: these are densely bushy, and the flowers there are disfigured and remain closed. The larvae of the second generation live in the young pods. The larvae are white, gregarious, able to jump; pupation in the soil.
host plants
Fabaceae, almost monophagous
Pisum sativum.
rarely also Lathytus, Vicia faba.
synonyms
Contarinia pisicola de Meijere, 1911.
predators
notes
A pest of cultivated peas.
references
Barnes (1946a), Buhr (1965a), Docters van Leeuwen (1936a). Houard (1909a), Lambinon, Schneider & Feitz (2001b), de Meijere (1911b), Nijveldt (1954a), Redfern & shirley (2011a), Roskam (2009a), Roskam & Carbonnelle (2015a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1996a, 2000a), Simova-Tošić, Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Postolovski (2007a), Skuhravá & Skuhravý (1997a, 1999a, 2012a, 2021a: 190), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dauphin & Coutin (2005a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Dončev & Dimitrova (1991a, 1992a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Jørgensen (2006a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý & Meyer (2014a), Skuhravá, Skuhravý, Skrzypczyńska & Szadziewski (2008a).