| Currently, mirid control relies on calendar spraying, which is both expensive and a huge challenge to cocoa sustainability. |
| With a 0.25 precision level, the number of samples needed to detect low mirid densities was nearly double for the ten leaflet procedure than for the seven leaf procedure. |
| Yet of late another mirid, Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse, which was a minor pest mainly attacking cocoa and tea, has become a serious pest of cashew in India. |
| Mirid control recommendations of agricultural researchers are seldom applied by cocoa growers. |
| We have been evaluating different mirid sampling techniques to identify accurate mirid numbers to help growers decide which technique to use and when to control mirids. |
| Macrolophus caliginosus is a predatory mirid bug very common in the Mediterranean Basin in which can overwinter. |
