Extraction of coffee berry borer adults and larvae from fruits

Authors

  • Adriana Cristina Nardon Syngenta Proteção de Cultivos Ltda, Estrada Municipal HBR-333, s/no, Fazenda Ribeirão, Zona Rural, CEP 13825-000 Holambra, SP.
  • Ricardo Toshio Fujihara Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Rodovia Anhanguera, SP-330, Km 174, CEP 13600-970 Araras, SP.
  • Daniel Dias Rosa Syngenta Proteção de Cultivos Ltda, BR-452, Km 142, Caixa Postal 585, CEP 38400-974 Uberlândia, MG.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2022.v57.27084

Keywords:

Coffea arabica, Hypothenemus hampei, extractor, dissection, rearing insects

Abstract

The objective of this work was to develop a new method for extracting Hypothenemus hampei adults and larvae from coffee (Coffea arabica) fruits. The extractor consists of a set of two plastic containers, with one fit on top of the other: the one on top is used to place the fruits inside and the one on the bottom, as a base to capture adults and larvae. The efficiency of the extractor was compared with that of the dissection method (control). The number of live adults, dead adults, and larvae does not differ significantly between the two evaluated methods. The developed extractor reduces hand labor, is affordable, and is effective in capturing larvae and adults of H. hampei.

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Published

2022-07-22

How to Cite

Nardon, A. C., Fujihara, R. T., & Rosa, D. D. (2022). Extraction of coffee berry borer adults and larvae from fruits. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, 57(Z), e02645. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-3921.pab2022.v57.27084

Issue

V.57, Jan./Dec., 2022 :Continuos publication

Section

ENTOMOLOGY