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Aristizábal LF, Johnson MA, Mariño YA, Bayman P, Wright MG. Establishing an Integrated Pest Management Program for Coffee Berry Borer ( Hypothenemus hampei) in Hawaii and Puerto Rico Coffee Agroecosystems: Achievements and Challenges. INSECTS 2023; 14:603. [PMID: 37504609 PMCID: PMC10380356 DOI: 10.3390/insects14070603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Coffee berry borer (CBB) is the most serious insect pest of coffee worldwide, causing significant reductions in yield and quality. Following the introduction of CBB to Puerto Rico (2007) and Hawaii (2010), researchers, extension agents, industry representatives, and coffee growers have worked together to develop an integrated pest management (IPM) program that is both effective and economically feasible for each island. Since the introduction of the IPM program in Hawaii, research efforts have led to a better understanding of CBB population dynamics, as well as optimized monitoring, cultural practices, and commercial Beauveria bassiana applications. As a result of these efforts, a substantial reduction in average CBB infestation and an increase in coffee yields and quality have been documented in Hawaii over the last decade. However, significant challenges remain in addressing high production and labor costs, limited availability of labor, and a lack of training for field workers in both regions. Although considerable effort has gone into research to support CBB IPM in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, the adoption of these strategies by coffee farmers needs to be increased. More diversified methods of outreach and education are needed to reach growers in rural, isolated areas. Significant gaps exist in the ability and willingness of growers and workers to access and digest information online, emphasizing the importance of on-farm workshops and farmer-to-farmer teaching. Additional methods of training are needed to help coffee farmers and field workers learn how to properly conduct cultural controls and optimize the use of biological control agents such as B. bassiana.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luis F Aristizábal
- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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- Daniel K. Inouye US Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR 00931, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR 00931, USA
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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Kansiime MK, Mugambi I, Rwomushana I, Nunda W, Lamontagne‐Godwin J, Rware H, Phiri NA, Chipabika G, Ndlovu M, Day R. Farmer perception of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiderda J.E. Smith) and farm-level management practices in Zambia. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2019; 75:2840-2850. [PMID: 31148397 PMCID: PMC6771660 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND This paper documents farmer perceptions and management practices for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiderda J.E. Smith), providing a baseline for the development of sustainable pest management strategies. RESULTS 91% of farmers correctly identified fall armyworm, and reported it as the most important maize pest during 2016/2017 cropping season, affecting nearly half of cultivated area. Estimated maize yield loss during the season, attributed to fall armyworm was 28%. A majority of farmers (60%) used pesticides for fall armyworm control, along with other cultural/physical practices - hand picking and crushing egg masses/caterpillars (36%), and application of ash/sand in the funnel (19%). Farmers used various pesticide active ingredients, and protective measures were inadequate; >50% of farmers did not use any protective measures while spraying. Significantly more male than female farmers used pesticides (P = 0.05), and the reverse was true for cultural practices. Significant maize yield differences (P = 0.001) were observed by gender, attributed to differences in utilization of production inputs/practices. At least 77% of farmers received and shared agricultural advice, which can be optimized to spread information on fall armyworm management options. CONCLUSION Increased use of pesticides to manage fall armyworm poses health and environmental risks, besides the high cost for farmers and governments. Research into cultural and indigenous practices used by farmers will offer opportunities for alternative and sustainable management practices. Research efforts should pay attention to gender differences in access to resources and inputs. Tackling fall armyworm at the farm level, and averting yield losses will require integrated messaging addressing other production risks. © 2019 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- CAB International, Africa Regional CentreNairobiKenya
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- CAB International, Africa Regional CentreNairobiKenya
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- CAB International, Southern Africa Centre (SAC)LusakaZambia
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- Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI)Mount MakuluChilangaZambia
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- Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI)Mount MakuluChilangaZambia
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- CAB International, Africa Regional CentreNairobiKenya
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Avelino J, Allinne C, Cerda R, Willocquet L, Savary S. Multiple-Disease System in Coffee: From Crop Loss Assessment to Sustainable Management. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2018; 56:611-635. [PMID: 29995592 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080417-050117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Assessment of crop loss due to multiple diseases and pests (D&P) is a necessary step in designing sustainable crop management systems. Understanding the drivers of D&P development and yield loss helps identify leverage points for crop health management. Crop loss assessment is also necessary for the quantification of D&P regulation service to identify promising systems where ecosystem service provision is optimized. In perennial crops, assessment of crop losses due to D&P is difficult, as injuries can affect yield over years. In coffee, one of the first perennials in which crop loss trials were implemented, crop losses concurrent with injuries were found to be approximately 50% lower than lagged losses that originated following the death of productive branches due to D&P. Crop losses can be assessed by field trials and surveys, where yield reduction factors such as the number of productive branches that have died are quantified, and by modeling, where damage mechanisms for each injury are considered over several years.
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- Jacques Avelino
- CIRAD, UPR Bioagresseurs, 30501 Turrialba, Costa Rica; Bioagresseurs, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, 34090 Montpellier, France;
- Program of Sustainable Agriculture and Agroforestry, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), 30501 Turrialba, Costa Rica; , ,
- Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 11101 Coronado, San José, Costa Rica
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- Program of Sustainable Agriculture and Agroforestry, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), 30501 Turrialba, Costa Rica; , ,
- CIRAD, UMR SYSTEM, 30501 Turrialba, Costa Rica; SYSTEM, Université de Montpellier, CIHEAM-IAMM, CIRAD, INRA, 34090 Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France;
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- Program of Sustainable Agriculture and Agroforestry, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), 30501 Turrialba, Costa Rica; , ,
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- UMR AGIR, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Université de Toulouse, INPT, INP-EI Purpan, Castanet-Tolosan, France; ,
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- UMR AGIR, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Université de Toulouse, INPT, INP-EI Purpan, Castanet-Tolosan, France; ,
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Liebig T, Jassogne L, Rahn E, Läderach P, Poehling HM, Kucel P, Van Asten P, Avelino J. Towards a Collaborative Research: A Case Study on Linking Science to Farmers' Perceptions and Knowledge on Arabica Coffee Pests and Diseases and Its Management. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0159392. [PMID: 27504826 PMCID: PMC4978507 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The scientific community has recognized the importance of integrating farmer's perceptions and knowledge (FPK) for the development of sustainable pest and disease management strategies. However, the knowledge gap between indigenous and scientific knowledge still contributes to misidentification of plant health constraints and poor adoption of management solutions. This is particularly the case in the context of smallholder farming in developing countries. In this paper, we present a case study on coffee production in Uganda, a sector depending mostly on smallholder farming facing a simultaneous and increasing number of socio-ecological pressures. The objectives of this study were (i) to examine and relate FPK on Arabica Coffee Pests and Diseases (CPaD) to altitude and the vegetation structure of the production systems; (ii) to contrast results with perceptions from experts and (iii) to compare results with field observations, in order to identify constraints for improving the information flow between scientists and farmers. Data were acquired by means of interviews and workshops. One hundred and fifty farmer households managing coffee either at sun exposure, under shade trees or inter-cropped with bananas and spread across an altitudinal gradient were selected. Field sampling of the two most important CPaD was conducted on a subset of 34 plots. The study revealed the following findings: (i) Perceptions on CPaD with respect to their distribution across altitudes and perceived impact are partially concordant among farmers, experts and field observations (ii) There are discrepancies among farmers and experts regarding management practices and the development of CPaD issues of the previous years. (iii) Field observations comparing CPaD in different altitudes and production systems indicate ambiguity of the role of shade trees. According to the locality-specific variability in CPaD pressure as well as in FPK, the importance of developing spatially variable and relevant CPaD control practices is proposed.
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- Theresa Liebig
- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Kampala, Uganda
- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems - Section Phytomedicine, Leibniz University of Hanover, Hanover, Germany
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Kampala, Uganda
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- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Kampala, Uganda
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland
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- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
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- Institute of Horticultural Production Systems - Section Phytomedicine, Leibniz University of Hanover, Hanover, Germany
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- National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORRI), National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Mukono, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Kampala, Uganda
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- Centre for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), UPR Bioagresseurs, Montpellier, France
- Department of Research and Development, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Turrialba, Costa Rica
- Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), San José, Costa Rica
- Regional Cooperative Program for Technological Development and Modernization of Coffee Production (PROMECAFE), Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Integrated Pest Management of Coffee Berry Borer: Strategies from Latin America that Could Be Useful for Coffee Farmers in Hawaii. INSECTS 2016; 7:insects7010006. [PMID: 26848690 PMCID: PMC4808786 DOI: 10.3390/insects7010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Revised: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The coffee berry borer (CBB), Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is the primary arthropod pest of coffee plantations worldwide. Since its detection in Hawaii (September 2010), coffee growers are facing financial losses due to reduced quality of coffee yields. Several control strategies that include cultural practices, biological control agents (parasitoids), chemical and microbial insecticides (entomopathogenic fungi), and a range of post-harvest sanitation practices have been conducted to manage CBB around the world. In addition, sampling methods including the use of alcohol based traps for monitoring CBB populations have been implemented in some coffee producing countries in Latin America. It is currently unclear which combination of CBB control strategies is optimal under economical, environmental, and sociocultural conditions of Hawaii. This review discusses components of an integrated pest management program for CBB. We focus on practical approaches to provide guidance to coffee farmers in Hawaii. Experiences of integrated pest management (IPM) of CBB learned from Latin America over the past 25 years may be relevant for establishing strategies of control that may fit under Hawaiian coffee farmers’ conditions.
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Valencia V, West P, Sterling EJ, García-Barrios L, Naeem S. The use of farmers' knowledge in coffee agroforestry management: implications for the conservation of tree biodiversity. Ecosphere 2015. [DOI: 10.1890/es14-00428.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Pérez J, Infante F, Vega FE. A Coffee Berry Borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) Bibliography. JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE (ONLINE) 2015; 15:83. [PMID: 26136496 PMCID: PMC4535578 DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/iev053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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- Jeanneth Pérez
- El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto km 2.5, Tapachula, 30700 Chiapas, México
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- El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto km 2.5, Tapachula, 30700 Chiapas, México
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- Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
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De la Mora A, Livingston G, Philpott SM. Arboreal Ant Abundance and Leaf Miner Damage in Coffee Agroecosystems in Mexico. Biotropica 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00444.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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