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Abstract
An investigation has been made into the infestation of a 16-year old cola plantation by the mistletoe, Tapinanthus bangwensis, at the Agricultural Research Station at Kade in Ghana. Eighty-four per cent of the cola trees were attacked by the mistletoe, the dispersion of which appeared to be contagious rather than random. The parasite commonly developed on the thinner portions of the host branches and the presence of more than 25 shrubs caused death of the host plant. Control of T. bangwensis by removal of the parasitised portions of branches of the cola trees is recommended.