Claim · model-written summary
Cacao trees with over 50% leaf consumption suffered over 20% mortality.
- Taxon
- cacao
Theobroma cacaot0 - Interactor
- A scarab beetlet0pest
- Outcome
- mortalitye0
- Value
- more than 20%e0
- Qualifier
- over 50% leaf consumptione0
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e0“Trees with over 50% leaf consumption suffered more than 20% mortality.”
t0“A scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) causes tree mortality, delayed growth, and yield reduction in cacao”
Title
Mario Porcel; Tatiana C. Miranda; Carolina Pisco‐Ortiz; et al. Pest Management Science 2023. doi:10.1002/ps.7957
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation Cacao trees averaged 2.9 ± 0.3 adult beetles per tree.
- Observation L. femoratus larvae were found at roots of all agroforestry plants.
- Observation Yopo and plantain had the highest incidence of root-feeding larvae.
- Observation Female beetles ate more foliage relative to body weight than males.
- Observation Herbivory skeletonized cacao leaves.
- Association Herbivory reduced cacao plant height.
- Association Herbivory reduced cacao stem diameter.
- Association Higher leaf damage correlated with fewer harvested cacao pods.
- Observation Cacao genotypes differed in antixenotic resistance.
- Recommendation The authors call for effective control of the cacao pest.