Ecological role of insects in cocoa agroforestry systems is a key component of biodiversity
that generally underlines what insects do in cocoa agroforestry systems. Although insects …

Highlights•Pest control and crop pollination are critical services for crop production.•Pest
control and crop pollination are usually managed separately.•IPPM promotes the co …

Termites are often exposed to a variety of pathogens during their life cycle, which has led to
the development of an innate immune system to resist these pathogens. Antimicrobial …

This study was conducted in the scope of developing a sustainable effective approach
against subterranean termite pests using entomopathogenic and endophytic fungus-based …

Agricultural intensification is leading to conversion of cocoa agroforestry towards
monocultures across the tropics. In the context of cocoa agriculture, arthropods provide a …

Most smallholder cocoa farmers in West Africa are not equipped with the necessary tools,
techniques, and practices to rejuvenate their aging cocoa farms. Instead, they rather prefer …

Diversity of insect communities can be used as bioindicators for change in the environment
especially in farms under different management systems. In line with that, we conducted a …

Smallholder farming (SHF) currently faces major challenges of sustainability to ensure food
security while improving environmental conditions. Sound management of crop arthropods …

Agroforestry is a climate-smart strategy adopted in cocoa farms to help cocoa crops adapt to
climate change, maintain biodiversity, and improve cocoa yield. Meanwhile, its sustainability …

The bacteria, Serratia marcescens (SM1) was previously obtained from the black-winged
termite, Odontotermes formosanus Shiraki. SM1 was highly toxic to O. formosanus, however …