Coffee berry borer
Insect — Coleoptera
Identification key : Legless larva with a head (weevils, seed beetles, bark beetles, wasps) (Larva)
Beetles (others) (Adult (and nymphs resembling the adult))
Scientific name : Hypothenemus hampei
Other names : Coffee borer beetle
Tiny black beetle 1.5 to 2.5 mm long, native to Central Africa and now present in almost every coffee-producing country. The female bores through the tip of the coffee cherry and tunnels into the bean, where she lays eggs and the larvae develop. Damaged beans lose weight and quality and may be invaded by moulds.
Crops affected : Coffee
Source : Hypothenemus hampei (STEHHA)[Overview] — EPPO Global Database — EPPO Global Database
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