Effectiveness of ethological traps in the management of Hypothenemus hampei.

ISBN-13: 9786209320361 / Angielski / Miękka / 2025 / 56 str.

Yoel Pérez Sánchez; Yanivia Castellano Quesada; Jorge Álvatez Garcés

Opis

This research was carried out in areas of the Agroforestry Enterprises of six municipalities in Granma Province, Cuba, with the objective of evaluating the effect of handmade traps with alcoholic attractants in the control of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei), actions corresponding to the Project entitled "Strengthening the Integrated Management of Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari and its biological controls in Granma Province" carried out by the Guisa Agroforestry Experimental Station and strengthening the knowledge in the integrated management of this pest. The population fluctuation of the CBB, showed that the maximum captures were achieved in the period April-June, reflecting a massive emergency of the coffee berry borer, the most affected area is located in the municipality of Media Luna, with an 11.14% of infestation, handmade traps made of disposable plastic bottles with alcoholic attractants are an effective alternative for capturing adult females of Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari after the harvest.