Integrated Pest Management of Coffee Berry Borer
Summary
The coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) represents the most destructive pest of coffee worldwide, capable of inflicting severe yield losses and quality degradation. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for this beetle combines a suite of strategies—cultural, biological, chemical and physical—to maintain pest populations below economic thresholds while reducing environmental impact. Core components include regular monitoring using traps or field inspections, application of control measures synchronised with peak flight or reproductive activity, sanitation through prompt removal of infested berries, reinforcement of natural enemies such as parasitoids and entomopathogenic fungi, and judicious use of insecticides. Adoption of IPM has global significance for smallholder and commercial producers alike, offering a framework to enhance sustainability, safeguard coffee quality and mitigate socio-economic risks. Landscape-scale coordination, climate-adapted timing of interventions and farmer participation are critical to the success of CBB management programmes.
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Technical terms
Integrated Pest Management (IPM): A coordinated approach combining multiple control tactics to manage pest populations below economic thresholds while minimising environmental harm.
Entomopathogenic fungus: A fungus that infects and kills insects, used as a biological control agent (for example, Beauveria bassiana).
Degree-day model: A method for predicting insect development by accumulating daily temperature units above a defined threshold over time.
Agroforestry: The integration of trees and shrubs into cropping systems to enhance biodiversity, ecosystem services and natural pest control.
References
- Integrated Pest Management of Coffee Berry Borer: Strategies from Latin America that Could Be Useful for Coffee Farmers in Hawaii. Insects (2016).
- Agro-Ecological Management of Coffee Pests in Brazil. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2021).
- Incorporating Beauveria bassiana Into an Integrated Pest Management Plan for Coffee Berry Borer in Hawaii. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2020).
- Coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) development across an elevational gradient on Hawai‘i Island: Applying laboratory degree-day predictions to natural field populations. PLOS ONE (2019).
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