Bruchids and Legumes: Economics, Ecology and Coevolution: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Bruchids and Legumes (ISBL-2) held at Okayama (Japan), September 6–9, 1989

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Historical Review of Bruchid Studies in Japan....Pages 1-24
Bionomics of Bruchidius Incarnatus Boh. in Egypt....Pages 25-36
Regulation of Autonomic Physiological Functions During Reproductive Diapause of Bruchus Affinis ....Pages 37-44
Role of Physical and Chemical Stimuli of Legume Host Seeds in Comparative Ovipositional Behaviour of Callosobruchus Maculatus (Fab.) and C. Chinensis (Linn.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)....Pages 45-51
Chemical Ecology of Bruchids....Pages 53-62
Some Promising Physical, Botanical and Chemical Methods for the Protection of Grain Legumes Against Bruchids in Storage Under Bangladesh Conditions....Pages 63-73
Carbon Dioxide as a Control Agent for Callosobruchus Maculatus (Fab.) in Stored Adzuki Bean....Pages 75-79
Effect of Vegetable Oils on the Ovipositional Behaviour of Callosobruchus Maculatus (Fabricius)....Pages 81-84
Effect of Five Botanicals as Protectants of Greengram Against the Pulse Beetle Callosobruchus Maculatus ....Pages 85-90
Insecticidal Actions of Several Plants to Callosobruchus Chmensis L.....Pages 91-100
Insecticidal Control of Cowpea Weevil, Callosobruchus Maculatus F., A Pest of Mungbean....Pages 101-104
Pea Weevil (Bruchus Pisorum L.) and Crop Loss - Implications for Management....Pages 105-114
Plant Quarantine and Fumigation of Imported Grain Legumes in Japan....Pages 115-120
New World Bruchidae Past, Present, Future....Pages 121-129
A Synopsis of the Bruchid Fauna of Japan....Pages 131-140
Diversity in Life Cycle Patterns of Bruchids Occurring in Japan (Coleoptera Bruchidae)....Pages 141-147
Life History of the Azuki Bean Weevil, Callosobruchus chinensis L., (Coleoptera: Bruchidae), in the Field....Pages 149-159
Biochemical Adaptations by the Bruchid Beetle, Caryedes Brasiliensis ....Pages 161-169
Coevolutionary Relations Between Bruchids and Their Host Plants. The Influence on the Physiology of the Insects....Pages 171-179
Coevolution of Bruchidae and Their Hosts: Evidence, Conjecture, and Conclusions....Pages 181-188
Systematics of the Azuki Bean Group in the Genus Vigna ....Pages 189-199
Cross Compatibility and Cytogenetical Relationships Among Asian Vigna Species....Pages 201-208
Genetics and Breeding for Bruchid Resistance in Asiatic Vigna Species....Pages 209-217
Breeding for Bruchid Resistance in Cowpea....Pages 219-228
Bruchid Resistance Factors in Phaseolus and Vigna Legumes....Pages 229-239
Biochemical Resistance to Bruchid Attack in Legume Seeds; Investigation and Exploitation....Pages 241-256
Life Histories of Stored-Product Insects....Pages 257-269
Biotype Variation and Host Change in Bruchids: Causes and Effects in the Evolution of Bruchid Pests....Pages 271-287
Experimental Character Displacement in the Adzuki Bean Weevil, Callosobruchus Chinensis ....Pages 289-301
Alternative Life-Histories in Callosobruchus Maculatus : Environmental and Genetic Bases....Pages 303-315
Behavioral Ecology of Callosobruchus Maculatus ....Pages 317-330
Sex-Ratio Determination in Three Wasp Species Ectoparasitic on Bean Weevil Larvae....Pages 331-340
The Mechanisms of Contest and Scramble Competition in Bruchid Species....Pages 341-349
Adaptations of Callosobruchus Species to Competition....Pages 351-360
Comparison of the Density-Dependent Population Process between Laboratory and Wild Strains of Callosobruchus Chinensis (L.)....Pages 361-371
Population Processes and Dynamics of Laboratory Populations of Callosobruchus Spp....Pages 373-383
Simulation of Professor Utida’s Classic Experiment on an Interaction Between the Azuki Bean Weevil and its Parasitic Wasp....Pages 385-394
Back Matter....Pages 395-407