The conservation and collection of cocoa insects fauna at the Malaysian Cocoa Board

Saripah Bakar

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Type :	article
Subject :	SB Plant culture
Main Author :	Saripah Bakar
Title :	The conservation and collection of cocoa insects fauna at the Malaysian Cocoa Board

Place of Production :	Tanjong Malim
Publisher :	Fakulti Sains dan Matematik
Year of Publication :	2019
Corporate Name :	Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

The cocoa agroecosystem provides favorable conditions for numerous insect species, with more than 200 species were recorded in Malaysia. Some of the insects are economically important, particularly insects that are associated with cocoa plantation. A collection of insects was built up from 1981, throughout Malaysia via insect samplings and field observations in various landscapes, ranging from monoculture to intercropping planting systems. The sampling technique includes hand-picked, baiting techniques, sweeping for aerial and flying insects, trapping for crawling and ground surface insects as well as light traps for nocturnal insects. At current, more than 10,000 individual insects were collected. Of these, 11 orders of insect from 177 families belonging to more than 600 species were identified, deposited and conserved in the Entomology Laboratory at the Cocoa Research and Development Center Bagan Datuk (CRDC Bagan Datuk) of the Malaysian Cocoa Board (MCB). In order to disseminate information on the biodiversity of insect pests and diseases of cocoa to the target users, the online portal was developed in 2013. The portal, Cocoa Pests and Diseases (CROPED) can be accessed online at the URL of http://croped.koko.my. Until April 2019, 54 articles mainly on the management of pests and diseases of cocoa were uploaded with detail description of 28 species of insects. Conservation of thousands of specimens are properly maintained at the Entomology Laboratory. This information was made available to the public and researchers for further reference

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