Development of a Kairomone-Based Attractant as a Monitoring Tool for the Cocoa Pod Borer, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
The cocoa pod borer (CPB), Conopomorpha cramerella, is a major economic pest of cocoa, Theobroma cacao, in Southeast Asia.CPB monitoring programs currently use a costly synthetic pheromone lure attractive to males.Field trapping experiments demonstrating an Pedal Top effective plant-based alternative are presented in this study.Five lychee-based pr