Responsiveness of the broad bean weevil Bruchus rufimanus Boh. to different Vicia faba L. genotypes

The broad bean weevil Bruchus rufimanus Boh., also called bruchid beetle, is a major pest of Vicia faba L. given that larvae develop inside the seeds causing direct quality losses in agricultural products. Recurrent chemical applications are inappropriate because they represent a serious threat to pollinators in general. In addition, biological control approaches that have been attempted so far showed limited effectiveness, which makes studies of methods to control bruchid populations extremely important. Breeding resistant cultivars is the most adequate approach to achieve efficient levels of pest resistance and promote sustainable agriculture. To explore the mechanisms underlying bruchid resistance, we explored B. rufimanus behavior in different life stages and plant preference in feeding, oviposition and larval survival into adulthood both in greenhouse experiments and in the field. Our greenhouse results showed that females, compared to males, have preferences for flowers from some ..., 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data:
Behaviour data collected from live B. rufimanus adults under controlled conditions.
Plant phenological traits collected in the field.
Seed infestation data collect in laboratory conditions.
2. Methods for processing the data:
All data collected was handled using R software., R software, ## README

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## GENERAL INFORMATION

Title:
Responsiveness of the broad bean weevil Bruchus rufimanus Boh. to different Vicia faba L. genotypes

Authors:
Denise Dalbosco Dell'Aglio
Nadim Tayeh

Affiliation:
Agrocologie, INRAE, Institut Agro, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comt, 21000, Dijon, France

Corresponding author:
Denise Dalbosco Dell'Aglio
email: [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])

## DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

File dataset list:
Ovip_16July2021.txt
Ovip_4dates_5accessions.txt
data_field_16march2022.txt
2Choices_July2021.txt
Adult_18Jan2022.txt
1Choice_July2021.txt
2choices_bysex.txt

File R script:
script_bruchid_manusc.R

## METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Description of methods used for collection/generation of data:
Behaviour data collected from live B. rufimanus adults under controlled conditions.
Plant phenological traits collected in the field.
Seed infestation data collect in labora...