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- Title
The Coffee Berry Borer (Hypothenemus hampei) Invades Hawaii: Preliminary Investigations on Trap Response and Alternate Hosts.
- Authors
Messing, Russell H.
- Abstract
In August 2010 the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei, was first reported to have invaded the Kona coffee growing region of Hawaii, posing a severe economic challenge to the fourth largest agricultural commodity in the State. Despite its long and widespread occurrence throughout the tropics as the most serious pest of coffee, there are still discrepancies in the literature regarding several basic aspects of berry borer biology relevant to its control. In Kona coffee plantations, we investigated beetles' response to several traps and lure formulations, and examined the occurrence of beetles in seeds of alternate host plants occurring adjacent to coffee farms. While traps were shown to capture significant numbers of beetles per day, and the occurrence of beetles in alternate hosts was quite rare, the unique situation of coffee culture in Hawaii will make this pest extremely challenging to manage in the Islands.
- Subjects
HAWAII; COFFEE berry borer; INSECT trapping; COFFEE plantations; FARM produce; HYPOTHENEMUS hampei
- Publication
Insects (2075-4450), 2012, Vol 3, Issue 3, p640
- ISSN
2075-4450
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/insects3030640