The coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) remains one of the most formidable challenges facing coffee production worldwide. Recent advances in research underscore the necessity for integrated ...
A predator for the devastating coffee berry borer has just been discovered in Africa. Researchers have identified a previously unknown predatory thrips which feeds on the eggs and larvae of the coffee ...
For the first time, an invasive pest known to destroy coffee crops has been confirmed on Maui. The coffee berry borer (CBB) was detected in December 2016 on a 13-acre coffee farm in Kipahulu. A ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – One of the worst parasites to prey upon coffee crops has been discovered on the Big Island. The coffee berry borer, a small beetle native to Africa, has been found feasting ...
The Garden Island: The coffee berry borer: a new pest in Hawai‘i
The coffee berry borer is a small brown to black beetle that invades the coffee cherry and bean. It is a serious pest of coffee in South and Central America and has recently been found in Kona, ...
Maui coffee farmers are “cautiously optimistic” about the proposed use of a parasitoid wasp in Hawaii to help control the invasive coffee berry borer, a bug that has caused catastrophic impacts to ...
This is a photo of an adult coffee berry borer found on Maui. University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources photo “You farm all your life; you know these are coming and they ...
The coffee berry borer is a plague that affects coffee crops, it has a detoxification system based on microbial communities, therefore, is able to perform its life cycle in this plant, exposed to high ...