This is an Agriculture question. There's this common pest called the pod borer (Conopomorpha cramerella) that is affecting the cocoa pods in plantations. Whenever this moth attacks a particular pod, this affects all the nearby pods which they tend to have strong pods and the seeds inside become really strong and hard. What can be done to stop this disease from passing to another pod? What are the best prevention ways that can be done? What is the real cause of this disease attack?
I think the easiest way is the use of chemicals for an instance some pyrethroids such as Lambdacyhalothrin. Any way use of BTI may also help.
Dear Roddie Ngala,
Please have a look at these useful links and PDF attachment.
Article CONTROL OF COCOA POD BORER USING INSECTICIDES AND COCOA BLACK ANTS
Article CONTROL OF COCOA POD BORER AND PHYTOPHTHORA POD ROT USING DE...
Conference Paper EFFICACY OF POD SLEEVING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COCOA POD BORER
Conference Paper IMPLEMENTATION OF COCOA POD SLEEVING IN CONTROLLING COCOA PO...
Chapter Pest management in organic cacao
http://www.koko.gov.my/lkm/getfile.asp?id=6124
https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/plants/health-pests-diseases/a-z-significant/cocoa-pod-borer
http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=MY19930075783
Good luck!
Refer the following:
https://media.neliti.com/media/publications/64167-EN-control-of-cocoa-pod-borer-and-phytophth.pdf
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