Abstract Background Helopeltis cinchonae (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a major pest of tea
plantations in Asia. Conventional control of pests with pesticides is unsustainable …

Agricultural intensification is leading to conversion of cocoa agroforestry towards
monocultures across the tropics. In the context of cocoa agriculture, arthropods provide a …

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is mainly pollinated by ceratopogonid midges (Forcipomyia
spp.). However, other insect species will also pollinate cocoa flowers when these midges …

BACKGROUND The plant bug, Apolygus lucorum Meyer‐Dür, has begun a resurgence and
has become a key pest in cotton in northern China, with the wide‐scale adoption of …

This chapter focuses on the major insect pests of organic cocoa (Theobroma cacao)
production. Information on the strategies compatible with organic farming that have been …

BACKGROUND The plant bug Lygus pratensis Linnaeus is a widely distributed
polyphagous herbivore that increasingly attains outbreak population levels on cotton in …

Fruitspotting bugs, A mblypelta nitida S tål, and A. lutescens lutescens Di stant (H emiptera:
C oreidae), are polyphagous, native A ustralian pests of a wide range of tropical and …

There is a growing demand for cocoa. However, cultivation is dependent on ageing trees
with low yields and increasing vulnerability to disease. There is growing concern about the …

Cocoa mirids, Sahlbergella singularis and Distantiella theobroma, are the most
economically important insect pests of cocoa in West and Central Africa, where they can …

Currently, mirids, stink bugs and coreid bugs are the most important insect pests of cocoa in
Ghana. The populations of these insect pests are known to be influenced by the availability …