Coffee Berry Borer, <i>Hypothenemus hampei</i> (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae): A Challenging Coffee Productions and Future Prospects

Abstract

Coffee is the major commodity legally traded in the world from agricultural productions. Even though, it's economically important, its production and productivity is challenged by many factors, of which insect pests are the major. Among insect pests, coffee berry borer is the most challenging insect pest of coffee throughout the globe. It is the most important biotic constraints for commercial coffee production worldwide and major concern in eastern Africa. The infestations start when the adult females bore the berry and deposit eggs inside it. Hatched larvae start to feed on the inside the berry, which leads the reduction of yield and quality of the marketable product. On the other hand, almost all the lifecycle of the insect carried out inside the coffee berry and its cryptic nature, making it diffcult to control. Additionally, global warming is particularly important for coffee because of its influence on occurrence of pests which often diminish production and quality of coffee. Increasing infestation of coffee berry borer and their management have significantly constrained economical production of coffee. The infestation of the pest is highly influenced by altitude, coffee production system, agroforestry practices, shade intensity levels and the natural enemies' diversity and populations. Many management options like cultural, insecticides, microbial and traps showed promising results under field conditions. But, using these options solely is unsustainable and ineffective for long term solutions. Then development of integrated management option for coffee berry borer is an issue in the future. And the compatibility of the promised options along with their application sequence also needs focus. The paper reviewed and identifies the research efforts should focus to increase the successfully developing an effective coffee berry borer management methods.

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“…On the other hand, coffee berry borer (Hipothenemus hampei) is the most challenging insect pest of coffee throughout the globe. Adult females bore the berry and deposit eggs inside it, altering the organoleptic properties of the bean and reducing the selling price between 20% and 40% [60]. In addition, it causes premature fall of youngberries and the increased susceptibility of infested ripe berries to fungus or bacterial infection [61].…”