Posting
France: CIRAD - Bios ; UPR Bioagresseurs, analyse et maîtrise du risque http://www.cirad.fr/
Abroad: Centre d'Excellence Africain pour le Changement Climatique, la Biodiversité et l'Agriculture Durable (CEA-CCBAD)/ Ecole Doctorale WASCAL de l'Université Félix Houphouët Boigny (https://www.wascal-ci.org/).
Contact
CIRAD Bios - UPR Bioagresseurs
Université Félix Houphouët Boigny - Bâtiment IRD
Cocody 01 BP 6483, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Phone : +225 79 61 74 50
France : +33 4 67 61 44 67
Email : regis.babin@cirad.fr
Research fields
- Entomology
- Insect biology and ecology
- IPM
Activities
Integrated management of the main pests of cocoa in West Africa, especially the vector mealybugs of CSSV and cocoa mirids, Sahlbergella singularis and Distantiella theobroma
- Biology : life cycle, reproduction, behaviour
- Ecology : host plants, population dynamics, natural enemies
- IPM : shade management, plant diversification, biological and semiochimical control
Cropping systems
Cocoa agroforestry systems of West Africa (mainly Côte d'Ivoire)
