AgroEco

Claim · #6495547

Conopomorpha cramerella · pest pressure · Theobroma cacao

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“higher incidence of pests such as pod borers”
Source
Agroforestry: A Primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment
Authors
Gassner A., Dobie P. (eds.); Cornelius J.P., Coe R., Mercado A., Mukuralinda A., Okia C.A., Somarriba E., Thorne P., et al.
Year
2022
Publication
CIFOR-ICRAF
Page
138

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Conopomorpha cramerella (cacao pod borer) is the major Southeast Asian cacao pest; pod-feeding larvae match the affected_part.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Heavy shade microclimate is documented to elevate pod borer pressure in cacao; consistent with canopy-management literature.”

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