Bioclimate-based species distribution modelling of the two key insect pests of Theobroma cacao in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Navarrosa, Tisha Marie F., Angeles, Camille Anne C, Tolentino, Gabriel John C
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: Theobroma; Cacao > Philippines; Insect pests > Philippines; Cacao pod borer; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdb_bio/6; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=etdb_bio
• Institution: De La Salle University

Theobroma cacao (Malvaceae) or cacao is an economically significant plant which serves as a crucial source of food production grown in the humid tropics as a plantation crop. The pest species that greatly affect the production of cacao in the Philippines are Helopeltis bakeri and Conopomorpha cramer...