Solarization to Protect Pigeonpea Seeds from Bruchid Damage during StorageM AGhaffarauthorY SChauhanauthorTemperature and survival of Callosobruchus maculatus was studied in polythene bags containing pigeon pea seeds. The bags were exposed to the sun for a week (maximum outside temperature 42°C) or kept in the laboratory at 30-35°C. The maximum temperature in bags exposed to sunlight was 65°C and C. maculatus in these bags died without laying eggs. In bags kept in the laboratory, C. maculatus laid a considerable number of eggs and survived for up to 5 weeks. Pigeon pea germination was not adversely affected by solarization.Pigeonpea1999International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsArticle