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Journal of Entomology and Nematology Volume 8 Number 3, June 2016 ISSN 2006-9855 Journal of Entomology and Nematology Volume 8 Number 3, June 2016 ISSN 2006-9855 ABOUT JEN The Journal of Entomology and Nematology (JEN) (ISSN: 2006-9855) is published monthly (one volume per year) byAcademic Journals. Journal of Entomology and Nematology (JEN) is an open access journal that provides rapid publication (monthly) of articles in all areas of the subject such as applications of entomology in solving crimes, taxonomy and control of insects and arachnids, changes in the spectrum of mosquito-borne diseases etc. The Journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. Papers will be published shortly after acceptance. All articles published in JEN are peer-reviewed. 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Shandong Economic University, China Journal of Entomology and Nematology Table of Contents: Volume 8 Number 2 March 2016 ARTICLE Myrmecofauna of cocoa trees infested by Loranthaceae genus Phragmanthera in Sodecao seed fields of Nkoemvone (South of Cameroon) 19 Ondoua Joseph Marie, Mony Ruth, Dibong Siegfried Didier, Ngotta Biyon Jacques Bruno, Taffouo Victor Désiré, Kenne Martin and Ekodeck Georges Emmanuel Vol. 8(3),pp.19-27, June 2016 DOI: 10.5897/JEN2016.0154 Article Number: 12C668659304 ISSN 2006-9855 Journal of Entomology and Nematology Copyright ©2016 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article http://www.academicjournals.org/JEN Full Length Research Paper Myrmecofauna of cocoa trees infested by Loranthaceae genus Phragmanthera in Sodecao seed fields of Nkoemvone (South of Cameroon) Ondoua Joseph Marie1*, Mony Ruth2, Dibong Siegfried Didier3, Ngotta Biyon Jacques Bruno3, Taffouo Victor Désiré3, Kenne Martin4 and Ekodeck Georges Emmanuel5 1Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Science, P. 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