Cacao-pest

Guides

• Hemeroblemma mexicana

  Hemeroblemma mexicana is a moth species in the family Erebidae, first described by Guenée in 1852. The species is distributed across Mexico and Central America, with a single documented occurrence in southern Texas (Starr County, 2012). Larvae have been recorded feeding on cacao leaves, causing damage in some years.

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• Percolaspis

  Percolaspis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus is distributed across South America and Central America, with occasional records from southern Florida. Several species have significant agricultural importance, particularly as pests of cacao and field crops in Brazil.

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• Pristocera

  Pristocera is a genus of chrysidoid wasps in the family Bethylidae, distributed across the Old World. Males are distinguished by a hypopygium split into two separate plates, while females possess petiolar flaps. The genus comprises numerous species, with documented diversity in Africa, Asia, and Papua New Guinea. At least one species, Pristocera rufa, is known to be a gregarious ectoparasitoid of weevil larvae.

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