The American cocoa pod borer, Carmenta foraseminis, an emerging pest of cocoa: A review

Arias Monica, Ninnin Philippe, Ten Hoopen Gerben Martijn, Alvarado Jhoner, Cabezas Huayllas Oscar, Valderrama Bruno, Alguilar Gabriel, Perrier Charles, Dedieu Frédéric, Bagny-Beilhe Leïla. 2025. The American cocoa pod borer, Carmenta foraseminis, an emerging pest of cocoa: A review. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 17 p.

Url - éditeur : https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14619563/0/0

Titre espagnol : El barrenador americano de la mazorca de cacao, Carmenta foraseminis, una plaga emergente del cacao: una revisión

Résumé : This review provides a synthesis of the available knowledge on Carmenta foraseminis, an emerging cocoa pest in northern South America. This moth was first described in 1995 in Panama, and its proliferation across the Amazon basin is currently threatening the production of cocoa in the region and may endanger the sector's sustainability. Hence, it is important to further draw the attention of researchers towards this emerging pest. The larvae of this lepidopteran burrow within the pod and feed on beans and their pulp, causing important losses. We present a critical synthesis of the knowledge on C. foraseminis (biology, geographic distribution, phylogenetic status, ecology), to identify the cause of its emergence and key points for its control. We also describe similarities to another lepidopteran, the Cocoa Pod Borer (CPB) Conopomorpha cramerella, which is the main pest of cocoa in Asia, especially on the way it is controlled and eventual lessons and recommendations that can be drawn from the situation in Asia to better understand and manage cocoa pod infestation in the Amazon basin. Additionally, we propose further research themes to be explored for Carmenta foraseminis that will help in the development of efficient management practices.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Theobroma cacao, fève de cacao, lutte biologique, lutte antiravageur, Moniliophthora, ravageur des plantes, distribution géographique, Conopomorpha cramerella, Conopomorpha, Sesiidae, cycle de développement, contrôle de maladies, analogue phéromone, Phytophthora palmivora

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Panama

Mots-clés libres : Theobroma cacao, Carmenta, Agroforestry, Emergence

Auteurs et affiliations

• Arias Monica, CIRAD-BIOS-UMR PHIM (CRI) ORCID: 0000-0003-1331-2604 - auteur correspondant
• Ninnin Philippe, CIRAD-ES-UMR MOISA (FRA)
• Ten Hoopen Gerben Martijn, CIRAD-BIOS-UMR PHIM (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0003-2133-3130
• Alvarado Jhoner, Fundación Amazonía Viva (PER)
• Cabezas Huayllas Oscar, Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva (PER)
• Valderrama Bruno, Acopagro (PER)
• Alguilar Gabriel, CoopACCC (PER)
• Perrier Charles, INRAE (FRA)
• Dedieu Frédéric, CIRAD-BIOS-UMR PHIM (FRA)
• Bagny-Beilhe Leïla, CIRAD-BIOS-UMR PHIM (FRA)

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