Coffee Berry Borer Meets Its Match in Fungus

For years the Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) has been plaguing Hawaiian coffee farmers. The Kona farmers had noticed that the dry years brought on the worst borer damage and now they know why. Turns out that a fungus has been lurking among the coffee trees and it spells bad news for the Berry Borer. So when the weather is wet, the fungus increased and the borer decreased. In short, the two seemed to neutralize each other.

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Source: http://www.roaste.com/CafeRoaste/News/2010/12/21/Coffee-Berry-Borer-Meets-Its-Match-Fungus-5017

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