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Papua New Guinea yet to determine spread of coffee borer beetle
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PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – Authorities in Papua New Guinea are scrambling to determine how far coffee borer beetle has spread across the country. Native to Africa, the beetle is considered one of the most harmful coffee crop pests in the world. The Ministry of Agriculture said 80 percent of PNG's coffee production could be lost if ...
Coffee chemistry and the search for the tasty, pest-free bean
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Paul Green and Aaron Davis explain how scientists at Kew and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are exploring some interesting areas for future...
WORLD COCOA FOUNDATION – West African farmers tackle threats to cocoa crop
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BRUSSELS, Belgium – More than 32,000 cocoa farmers in West Africa are reducing the impact of pests and plant diseases on their cocoa crop...
HAWAII – Coffee berry borer detected on Oahu coffee farm
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HONOLULU, Hawaii, US – The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has confirmed the presence of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) (CBB) on coffee...
INDIA – Government approves two-year Plan to combat stem borer
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Over 3,200 hectares of coffee plantations in Karnataka have been affected by stem borer pest due to long dry spell from November 2013 to...
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Coffee berry borer threatens the coffee industry
The coffee berry borer (CBB) pest is threatening to destroy the majority of Papua New Guinea's coffee crop, reports Radio Australia. Local grower fear...
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