A Note on White Borer of Coffee

Notley, F. B.; Tapley, R. G.

doi:10.1080/03670074.1951.11664760

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“…Mayne (1923) and Notley (1951) tried applying paris green and lime to the main stem, and Smee (1927) experimented with lead arsenate, sodium fluoride and zinc sulphate using rosin and washing soda as stickers, but with no success. Spraying the trees with paris green at the time of a beetle outbreak (Notley & Tapley, 1951) gave only a limited measure of success and was not further pursued.…”

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The white coffee borer, Anthores leuconotus Pasc., and its control.

Tapley

1960

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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Anthores leuconotus Pasc., indigenous in East, South-East, South and South-West Africa, is an important ring-barking and wood-boring pest of the main stem and root of arabica coffee. The duration of the life-cycle ranges from 12 to 25 months, with most individuals requiring 16–20 months. Thus beetles developed from eggs laid during the long rains (April–June) of one year will mostly emerge during the short rains (Nov.–Jan.) of the following year, with some appearing during the rains preceding and others during the ensuing rains.If the mean life-cycle is taken to be 18 months, the approximate duration of each stage is as follows:— eggs require 21–23 days for eclosion; larvae in the first five instars ring-bark the tree for 4 months, and those in the final two instars bore into the wood for 12 months; the pupal period lasts about 4½ weeks, and the beetle remains in the tree for a further two weeks before emerging.

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