Officials are proposing the release of a parasitoid wasp from Africa to assist in the fight against the invasive coffee berry borer. The coffee berry borer (CBB) is the most destructive insect pest of ...

NAU microbiologist Lynn Bonomo is part of a team of researchers and students trying to develop a pest control spray for the ...

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 ...

A new study from Edith Cowan University has found a way to quickly identify pathogens in coffee berries, Phys.org reported. About 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed every day, according to Drive ...

A coffee berry borer-infested coffee bean and cherry is shown. The early success of this effort is partly due to the low cost of implementation and long-term ecological and financial gains, including ...

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 ...

Researchers plan to import a population of parasitic wasps to manage an invasive insect devastating Hawaii’s coffee industry. “Everybody has problems with the coffee borer,” said Mark Petersen, ...

The coffee berry borer is a destructive pest causing damage to coffee plants around the world. The borer (Hypothenemus hampei) is a beetle, originates in Africa, is black in color and lives for up to ...

Hawaii is the only state in the United States where coffee is grown commercially, and Hawaiian coffee, often synonymous with Kona, is beloved throughout the world. Coffee farms have started springing ...

Avian species significantly reduce coffee berry borer beetle infestations in Costa Rica. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The coffee berry borer, first discovered in Hawaii at ...