Abstract
The coffee berry borer (CBB), Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is the primary arthropod pest of coffee plantations worldwide. Since its detection in Hawaii (September 2010), coffee growers are facing financial losses due to reduced quality of coffee yields. Several control strategies that include cultural practices, biological control agents (parasitoids), chemical and microbial insecticides (entomopathogenic fungi), and a range of post-harvest sanitation practices have been conducted to manage CBB around the world. In addition, sampling methods including the use of alcohol based traps for monitoring CBB populations have been implemented in some coffee producing countries in Latin America. It is currently unclear which combination of CBB control strategies is optimal under economical, environmental, and sociocultural conditions of Hawaii. This review discusses components of an integrated pest management program for CBB. We focus on practical approaches to provide guidance to coffee farmers in Hawaii. Experiences of integrated pest management (IPM) of CBB learned from Latin America over the past 25 years may be relevant for establishing strategies of control that may fit under Hawaiian coffee farmers’ conditions.
Highlights
Native to Africa, two species of coffee, Coffea arabica L. and C. canephora Pierre ex A
We summarize lessons learned regarding the integrated pest management (IPM) of coffee berry borer (CBB) from Colombia and Latin America that could be applied to Hawaii and elsewhere
Three important topics about the CBB discussed in this review are (1) Biology, ecology, and behavior, which are needed to understand the pest and its management; (2) IPM, including components such as monitoring, cultural control, use of mycopesticides, natural enemies, post-harvest control strategies, and coffee rejuvenation; and (3) Recommendations for coffee growers, Extension workers, and IPM researchers
Summary
Native to Africa, two species of coffee, Coffea arabica L. and C. canephora Pierre ex A. In Hawaii the area planted under coffee was estimated at 3440 ha with farm revenue US $50.3 million in 2014/15 [5]. We summarize lessons learned regarding the integrated pest management (IPM) of CBB from Colombia and Latin America that could be applied to Hawaii and elsewhere. Three important topics about the CBB discussed in this review are (1) Biology, ecology, and behavior, which are needed to understand the pest and its management; (2) IPM, including components such as monitoring, cultural control, use of mycopesticides, natural enemies, post-harvest control strategies, and coffee rejuvenation; and (3) Recommendations for coffee growers, Extension workers, and IPM researchers. The pest is influenced by crop phenology, especially by periods of coffee blooms, development of berries, and harvesting strategies, (e.g., timing applications of mycopesticides with periods of high CBB flight activity, or cultural control practices with harvesting periods). Several authors have reported comprehensive reviews about the CBB biology and control strategies [3,7,8,11,15,16,17,18]
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