Cryptophlebia encarpa (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera:Tortricidae) as a pest of cacao pods in the Northern Province of Papua New Guinea

Abstract

Cryptophlebia encarpa is a minor pest of cacao pods in the Northern Province of Papua New Guinea. The damage caused by this species has however become increasingly conspicuous in recent times following the control of other pod-damaging insects through the use of insecticides.