Thames Valley Cocoa Club
A network of UK scientists working on cocoa: open to all collaborators with similar interests.

Meetings
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Presentations given at the Seventh meeting:
Pest Management, Field Effects and Climate Change

Held at the ICCO, London on Tuesday 12th February 2013
Chair: Martin Gilmour
Programme  
Chairman's introduction Martin Gilmour
The Mirid Pheromone: Perspective and Prospective Joe Sarfo, David Hall & Colin Campbell
Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change in Cocoa Andrew Daymond
  Fiona Lahive
  Liam Handley
  James Gattward
Joint Modelling of Competition and Fertility effects in Cocoa Breeding Trials Frank Owusu-Ansah
CocoaPOP: Cocoa Pollination Research and Capacity Development in the Caribbean Sarah Arnold, Steven Belmain, David Hall & Philip Stevenson
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Presentations given at the Sixth meeting

Pest Management in Cocoa: Progress and Prospects

Held at the ICCO, London on Friday 8th April 2011
Chair: Martin Gilmour
Programme  
Chairman's introduction: a cocoa industry view on IPM Martin Gilmour
Mass trapping of cocoa mirids on farmers' farms and the effect of pheromone trap placement on catches Joe Sarfo, David Hall & Colin Campbell
Dose transfer efficiency of particulate suspensions to cocoa pests of West Africa Nick Jessop & Roy Bateman (2.1 MB)
Predicting cocoa crop phenology in relation to interventions against mirids in Ghana Godfred Awudzi & Andrew Daymond
Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus (CSSV) - transmission and detection Andy Wetten (3.8 MB)
Helopeltis attack and control in plantations Brian Wood
Isolation and characterisation of the female sex pheromone of Helopeltis theivora David Hall
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Presentations given at the Fifth meeting

Pesticide mitigation and alternative strategies in cocoa production

Held at the ICCO, London on Thursday 8th October 2009
Chair: Martin Gilmour
  
Programme  
Chairman's introduction: a cocoa industry view on the state of the residues issue Martin Gilmour  
Overview: pests, pesticide hazards, legislation, research and extension Roy Bateman
An AgChem industry view on pesticides for cocoa Ido Korman
Developing reliable control for key cocoa pests in S.E. Asia with minimal chemical input Brian Wood
Does synthetic CPB pheromone have any future? Colin Campbell
Pesticide reduction using pheromones - best techniques and timing of implementation, suitability for IPM systems David Hall
Can better nozzles improve black pod control? Rosalind Smith
Pesticide reduction through improved application for mirid control Nick Jessop
 
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Presentations given at the Fourth meeting

Workshop on Experimental Techniques for Cocoa Insect Pest Management

Held at the ICCO, London on 27 August 2008
Chair: Martin Gilmour
Programme and participants list  
Introduction on cocoa mirids Colin Campbell
The dose transfer process and insecticide field trials Roy Bateman
Mycoinsecticide evaluation: application, behaviour and efficacy Nick Jessop
Experimental set-ups Colin Campbell
The Biometrical challenge with mirids Frank Owusu-Ansah
   
Introduction to pheromones: experience with cocoa podborer pheromone in S E Asia. ( Included telephone link with Dr. Prakash Hebbar, USDA) David Hall
Experience with the mirid pheromone in W Africa Joe Sarfo
Expectations of Stem borer, Eulophonotus mrymeleon Fldr. (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) pheromone. Joe Sarfo
  
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Presentations given at the Third meeting

How Can Cocoa Physiology Impact on Farmers' Livelihoods?

Held at the ICCO, London on 19 December 2007
Chair: Martin Gilmour
Programme and participants list  
Climate change scenarios for the W African moist forests Tim Wheeler
Delivering research outputs in cocoa: a physiology roadmap Paul Hadley
The role of native trees in cocoa cultivation in W Africa Morag McDonald (6.7 MB)
Shade - insect interactions Colin Campbell
Shade effects on cocoa: implications for water, light and temperature in a changing environment Andrew Daymond
Linking physiology with molecular biology Penny Tricker
Juvenility and vigour in cocoa Mercy Anne Salifu
Infection process with cocoa swollen shoot virus Henry Dzahiniobiatey
The implications of epi-genetic change for breeders and physiologists Rob Lockwood
  
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Presentations given at the Second meeting:

Cocoa Entomology

Held at the University of Reading on 25 May 2007
Chair: Martin Gilmour
Programme and participants list  
Overview of cocoa pests in W Africa, including mealybugs. Colin Campbell (1.6 MB)
Prospects for mirid resistance in W Africa Richard Adu-Acheampong (2.8MB)
Prospects for improving mirid management using
sex pheromone		 Joe Sarfo
Prospects for using mycoinsecticides in mirid management Nick Jessop
Minor and emerging cocoa pests in West Africa Tony Cudjoe
Why road maps? Rob Lockwood
Overview of cocoa pests in Asia and Pacific Islands Roy Bateman (2.6 MB)
Prospects for resistance to cocoa pod borer Alias Awang
Prospects for rational pesticide use as part of an
IPM strategy for CPB		 Roy Bateman (1.6 MB)

Prospects for improving CPB management using
sex pheromones

 Prakash Hebbar (3.2 MB)
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Programme of the First meeting:

Cocoa Pod Borer and its Management

Held at IPARC, Imperial College, Silwood Park on 23 March 2006
Chair: Martin Gilmour
Programme and participants  
Cocoa Pod Borer: measuring loss Rob Lockwood
Protocol for CPB bioassays Roy Bateman et al.
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