Abstract

COPA BAZAN, Ángel Fernando; MATARECO MAZA, Alfredo  and  FLORES LLAMPA, Betty. Entomafauna associated with the pollination of native cocoa crop, San Ignacio Moxos, Beni, Bolivia. RIIARn [online]. 2024, vol.11, n.3, pp.50-59. ISSN 2409-1618.  https://doi.org/10.53287/cmmi1569xk81s.

Cacao Teobroma cacao L., mainly used to obtain chocolate, is a perennial crop characterized by being a plant that grows under shade, native to South America (Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador), being our country, part of the genetic biodiversity of cocoa, established and cultivated in the high banks of humid forests of the Bolivian Amazon (La Paz, Beni, Pando, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz). The objective is to know the entomofauna associated with the pollination of the native cocoa crop San Ignacio Moxos, Santa Rosa del Apere community, entomological sampling was carried out with direct observations on flowers, leaves and soil, in addition, specimen collection with yellow water traps, in agroforestry management system (SAF) and wild management system (SMS). The collected specimens were taken for taxonomic identification to the laboratories of IIA El Vallecito. As a result, 53% of the individuals of the SAF and 47% of the individuals are from the SMS, contained in 38 families that correspond to groups of predators, parasitoids, decomposers and pollinators, and 16 families of phytophagous insects. The insects associated with cocoa pollination are part of the biodiverse natural resources in the foothills of the TIPNIS protected area and the results can help raise awareness in society and its inhabitants to respect and conserve these mega-biodiverse ecosystems in the face of climate change.

Keywords : Theobroma cacao; agroforestry; wildlife management; entomofauna; pollinators.

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