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Title: THE COFFE BERRY BORER, HYPOTHENEMU, HAMPEI (FERRARI) (COLEOPTERA:SCOLYTIDAE)

Author
item Vega, Fernando

Submitted to: Encyclopedia of Entomology
Publication Type: Literature Review
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/24/2002
Publication Date: 8/5/2004
Citation: Vega, F.E. 2004. The coffe berry borer, hypothenemu, hampei (ferrari) (coleoptera:scolytidae). Encyclopedia of Entomology 1: 575-576.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The coffee berry borer is the most devastating pest of coffee throughout the world. Eggs are deposited inside coffee berries and insects feed on the coffee seed causing a severe reduction in yields. Conventional chemical control is a very limited option, and there has been a concerted effort to develop biological control options. The article, which will appear in the "Encyclopedia of Entomology," presents a short review of the insect.