Abstract: Pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis is serious pest of stored grains, it can damage pulses and grains in godowns in Kota region (Rajasthan). It’s grub and adult both are harmful and cause infestation in pulses particularly, chickpea, beans, lentil, gram, soya bean etc. Pulses are cheapest source of protein. The study was focused on nature of damage caused by Callosobruchus chinensis on pulses, stored for seed purpose and its control methods. Physical as well as chemical control methods found to be effective to control Callosobruchus chinensis.  Efficacy of permissible concentration of insecticide chlorpyriphos was monitored to control Callosobruchus chinensis. Other method of control was physical method that was also reported effective for the control of this beetle of pulses.

Keywords: Callosobruch chinensis (Linn), Chlorpyriphos, Kota region.