Panuța, SergiuCroitoru, NichitaZbancă, AndreiTălmaciu, Mihai2026-06-172026-06-1720251454-7376https://repository.iuls.ro/handle/20.500.12811/6686Annual leguminous crops, and peas in particular, are of great economic importance, used both as food for humans and for feed of farm animals. Pea crops are often damaged by various pests, the most dangerous of which are Acyrthosiphon pisum Harr., Kakothrips robustus Uzel, Sitona lineatus L., Sitona crinitus Hrbst., Bruchus pisorum L., Cydia nigricana Fabr., and Ceramica pisi L. To more effectively utilize this crop, additional research is needed on cultivation technology, including the use of various chemical plant protection products. In the fight against the main pests of peas, the most effective is the insecticide with active substance cypermethrin with application rate of 0.15 l/ha, which provides a reduction in the number of green pea louse by 98.89–9.,91%, and pea beetle by 98.94–92.46%, within 7–12 days after treatment. The authors analyzed, based on the income and expenditure budget, what the level of competitiveness is and how it can be optimized.Englishpeaspests controlbiological efficacybudgetcostArticle2069-8275