Control of Coffee Berry Borer (Hypothememus hampei) through the beneficial microorganism Beauveria bassiana in the book La Botija, San Marcos de Colón

Authors

  • Claudia Patricia Sierra Molina Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Centro Universitario Regional del Litoral Pacífico. Departamento de Agroindustria. Carrera de Ingeniería Agroindustrial
  • Liliam Carina Marroquín Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Centro Universitario Regional del Litoral Pacífico. Departamento de Agroindustria. Carrera de Ingeniería Agroindustrial

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/pc.v4i0.1859

Keywords:

Beauveria bassiana, coffee, Drill (Hypothememus hampei)

Abstract

Coffee is one of the main agricultural exports of Honduras. The coffee berry borer is a plague of insects known scientifically as Hypothememus hampei. In its adult aspect this insect is a small dark-colored beetle with a cylindrical body form, robust and curved in the posterior region. In Honduras this plague was reported for the first time in 1977 when it affected an isolated area of 300 blocks, involving large losses in crop yields. This developed an integrated management control, based on the biology of the drill and its relationship with the fruit development, which has been combined with a cultural and a biological control.

The biological agent used is the fungus Beauveria bassiana, which is a parasite of the drill that causes infection and death after 3 to 6 days in humid saturated conditions, confirming positive results in the testing of the selected batches.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/pc.v4i0.1859

Revista Portal de la Ciencia, No. 4, julio 2013: 31-37

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Published

2015-02-22

How to Cite

Sierra Molina, C. P., & Marroquín, L. C. (2015). Control of Coffee Berry Borer (Hypothememus hampei) through the beneficial microorganism Beauveria bassiana in the book La Botija, San Marcos de Colón. Portal De La Ciencia, 4, 31–37. https://doi.org/10.5377/pc.v4i0.1859

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