OCORRÊNCIA DE INSETOS NOCIVOS, INIMIGOS NATURAIS E AVALIAÇÃO DO NÍVEL DE DOENÇAS EM SISTEMA ROÇA SEM QUEIMAR DE PRODUÇÃO DE CACAU

Cacao farming is considered the main perennial crop established in the southwesternstate of Para. Medicilândia is the largest producer of cocoa beans in Brazil. The culture presentsa system of production with recognized social and environmental economic sustainabilitybecause it is inserted in Agroforestry Systems. It is in this municipality that the project “RocaSem Queimar: systematization and analysis of the productive, ecological and socioeconomicaspects” was developed. The objective of this work was to survey harmful insects, naturalenemies and disease levels in traditional and non-fire farms. Field surveys were carried out intwo different periods of the year and three extracts of rocas ages. Among the pests, highlightthe monalonium bug. In relation to the natural enemies, the bug was identified, the red ant andan entomopathogenic fungus. The level of witch’s broom was lower in the system without firecompared to the traditional one, especially in the extracts over six years. These results reaffirmthe agroecological importance of non-fire plantations in the maintenance of bio-controllers