可可果蛀虫(CPB)是可可的重要害虫,它钻蛀可可豆导致可可豆结块而停止发育,危害严重的可可果早熟,不能萃取可可豆或质量低劣,使可可农经济受损。一些杀虫剂能控制可可果蛀虫,但因为杀虫剂对可可农、消费者和环境带来很大风险而备受质疑。马来西亚金希望研究机构的Chong-LayTeha Cocoon beetle (CPB) is an important pest of cacao, which dries cacao beans and causes the cocoa beans to clump and stop the development. The coccidos, which are endangered, are precocious and can not extract cacao beans or are of inferior quality, which impairs the economy of cacao farmers. Some pesticides control coccidia but are questioned because pesticides pose a significant risk to cocoa farmers, consumers and the environment. Chong-LayTeha, Golden Hope Research Malaysia