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A review of the biology and control of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

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A. Damon
A. Damon*
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El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Apdo. Postal 36, Tapachula, Chiapas, México
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*Fax: 0052 962 81015 Email: adamon@tap-ecosur.edu.mx
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Abstract

The coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari, is a serious problem for the majority of the world‘s coffee growers and has proved to be one of the most intractable of present day pests. Despite a great deal of research, control still depends largely on the application of the organochlorine insecticide endosulfan, which is damaging to the environment, or a series of cultural and biological control methods which give variable and unpredictable results. This review summarizes the most important aspects of the biology and ecology of H. hampei and its control and identifies weak points in the knowledge about this pest. Emphasis is placed upon an analysis of the non-chemical control methods available and suggestions are offered for novel ecological and environmental factors worthy of further research, in the search for viable and sustainable control methods.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 90 , Issue 6 , December 2000 , pp. 453 - 465
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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