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Title: Parasitoids for biocontrol of coffee berry borer: past, present and future.

Author
item JARAMILLO, JULIANA - UNIV OF HANNOVER, GERMA
item Vega, Fernando

Submitted to: Entomology International Congress
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/25/2008
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Detailed surveys for coffee berry borer parasitoids were initiated in October 2006 in two coffee growing areas of Kenya (Kisii and Embu). The most abundant parasitoid species are Prorops nasuta (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) and Aphanogmus sp. (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronidae). Our preliminary findings indicate that Aphanogmus sp. is a hyperparasitoid of P. nasuta. Both insects exhibit a distinct phenology linked to the population dynamics of the coffee berry borer. Emergence data from berries collected from the leaf litter strata largely exceeds those from the trees, indicating that these berries form an important reservoir for natural enemies.