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Insects

Title:		"Coffee Berry Borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): Activity and Infestation in the High Mountain and Blue Mountain Regions of Jamaica"
Author(s):		Myrie A; Hall T; Luke D; Chinthapalli BR; Tennant P; Robinson D;
Address:		"Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica"
Journal Title:		Insects
Year:		2023
Volume:		20230805
Issue:		8
Page Number:		-
DOI:		10.3390/insects14080694
ISSN/ISBN:		2075-4450 (Print) 2075-4450 (Electronic) 2075-4450 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Jamaica produces coffee marketed as Blue Mountain and high mountain (grown outside the Blue Mountains). Since the discovery of the coffee berry borer (CBB; Hypothenemus hampei) in Jamaica in 1978, chemical control has traditionally been the primary approach used to protect the crop from the pest. However, in the last 20 years, there has been an effort to shift towards more sustainable management strategies. The study was conducted to determine CBB activity (trap catch) and field infestation on coffee farms in the high mountains and Blue Mountains of Jamaica, over a crop cycle. A total of 27,929 and 12,921 CBBs were captured at high mountain and Blue Mountain farms, respectively. Peak CBB activity occurred in April in the high mountain region (365 CBBs/trap/month) and February in the Blue Mountain region (129 CBBs/trap/month). The highest levels of infestation were in November (33%) and October (34%) in the high mountain region and Blue Mountain region, respectively. There was no significant difference in the patterns of CBB activity and infestation between the study locations, and neither were related to the temperature or relative humidity. However, there was a significant relationship with rainfall. These data suggest that the population dynamics of the CBB may involve complex interactions among weather conditions, berry development, and agronomic practices"
Keywords:		Coffea arabica bark beetle borer activity borer infestation crop phenology kairomone traps weather variables;
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEMyrie, Ameka Hall, Tannice Luke, Denneko Chinthapalli, Bhaskar Rao Tennant, Paula Robinson, Dwight eng Switzerland 2023/08/25 Insects. 2023 Aug 5; 14(8):694. doi: 10.3390/insects14080694"