Control of the cocoa pod borer Acrocercops cramerella: a critical review

Mumford J.D., . (1986) Control of the cocoa pod borer Acrocercops cramerella: a critical review. [Proceedings Paper]

Acrocercops cramerella the cocoa pod borer was the major insect pest of cocoa in East Malaysia the Philippines and the eastern islands of Indonesia. It had adapted to cocoa from local hosts and had spread on cocoa through the region over the past 150 years. Major research efforts prior to 1920 and since 1980 have resulted in several control measures and recent work offered the prospect of additional control options for the future. Currently available controls included selective branch spraying with insecticides to kill adult moths and cultural practices to reduce pupation and egg laying. These practices included frequent harvesting of ripe fruit and removal or enclosing of pods and husks after harvest and sleeving pods from the time they were about 7 cm in length with small open ended plastic bags. Methods still under development included mass rearing of naturally occurring egg parasites introduction of exotic natural enemies trapping or confusion of male moths using sex pheromones and breeding and planting resistant cocoa varieties

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Acrocercops cramerella the cocoa pod borer was the major insect pest of cocoa in East Malaysia the Philippines and the eastern islands of Indonesia. It had adapted to cocoa from local hosts and had spread on cocoa through the region over the past 150 years. Major research efforts prior to 1920 and since 1980 have resulted in several control measures and recent work offered the prospect of additional control options for the future. Currently available controls included selective branch spraying with insecticides to kill adult moths and cultural practices to reduce pupation and egg laying. These practices included frequent harvesting of ripe fruit and removal or enclosing of pods and husks after harvest and sleeving pods from the time they were about 7 cm in length with small open ended plastic bags. Methods still under development included mass rearing of naturally occurring egg parasites introduction of exotic natural enemies trapping or confusion of male moths using sex pheromones and breeding and planting resistant cocoa varieties

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. SB267 I61 1984 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	Acrocercops cramerella
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:25
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14384

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