Coffee Berry Borer Information Page

Coffee Berry Borer	Dorsal view	CBB next to cherries

Aloha!
This webpage has been created to provide updated information on the recently confirmed infestation of the Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) in Kona. 

In a collaborative effort, staff from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa - College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, Agricultural Research Service-Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center), and the Hawai`i Department of Agriculture are working together to develop methods of control of CBB and to assist farmers in mitigating the effect that CBB may have on coffee crops.

Early on, HDOA and USDA invoked the Incident Command System (ICS) to manage this ag pest situation.  ICS is used by most emergency response agencies to manage situations to increase efficiency and communications.

NEW!!!  PERMANENT RULES ON TRANSPORTING COFFEE MATERIAL INTERISLAND WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON FEBRUARY 24, 2012

HDOA has established permanent rules regarding the interisland transport of green coffee beans (unroasted), coffee plants and plant parts, used coffee bags and coffee harvesting equipment. 

To view the new administrative rules, click here.

To view the Notice to Interisland Importers, Shippers ad Transporters of Coffee Plants, Plant Parts, Unroasted Coffee Beans, Used Coffee Bags and Coffee Harvesting Equipment from Hawai`i Island, click here.

To  link to the news release on the permanent rules, click here.

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Sunrise Show Educates Public on new CBB Video

March 13, 2012

Howard Dicus of Hawaii News Now Sunrise helped to get the word out about a new educational video on how to control CBB.  To view the Sunrise segment, go to:  http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/17149099/howards-business-hit-melanie-bondera

To view the actual video, go to: 

http://www.youtube.com/konacoffeefarmers  
http://www.youtube.com/kamehamehaschools   

To order a dvd, contact Melanie Bondera at the Kohala Center at  (808) 640-7076

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CBB Information in Marshallese

Since many coffee farm workers are from the Marshall Islands, CTAHR and HDOA have produced CBB information in Marshallese.  To download the information, click here.

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MAY 11, 2011

A CBB infestation has been confirmed at a coffee farm in Pahala in the Ka`u District of Hawai`i Island.  To view the news release, click here.

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INFORMATION ON PREVIOUS ACTIONS BY THE HAWAII BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

HBOA Meeting - February 22, 2011 (Approval for general use of fungicides)
HBOA Meeting - January 25, 2011 (Approval for trial use of fungicides)
HBOA Meeting - November 23, 2010 (Plant Quarantine Interim Rule)

To link to the main HBOA webpage, click here.

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CBB Survey Reports:

• Survey Status Report as of May 11, 2011
  

CBB Survey Maps:

HDOA and USDA are using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to document and track CBB infestation sites. This increases accuracy in site surveying and monitoring of areas of infestation.

• Statewide Survey Map - May 11, 2011

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Form for submitting coffee cherry samples to HDOA:

• CBB Grower Submission Form

To view documents click on the following items:

• FAQs on CBB in Kona
   
• New Pest Advisory - Issued September 21, 2010 (Updated March 2011)
• News Release - September 8, 2010
• Coffee Borer Pictorial Flyer to help farmers identify CBB and damage caused by CBB - September 10, 2010
• Coffee Borer Bulletin - September 13, 2010

For more information, farmers may contact:

HDOA Plant Pest Control Branch (Honolulu) - (808) 973-9530, e-mail:  hdoa.ppc@hawaii.gov

CTAHR Website:  http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/CBB.aspx

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Research Articles on CBB

• Host pest relationship of the genus Hypothenemus - Journal of Coffee Research 1984 - (Johanneson and Mansing)

• A Note on the Alternate Shelters of Coffee Berry Borer Beetles - J Coffee Res 1994.pdf" - (Vijayalaksmi et al)

• Biological Control of Insect Pests - Southeast Asian prospects - 1998 - (Waterhouse)

• The biology of coffee berry borer - Philipp Entomol 1980 - (Morallo-Rejesus and Baldos)

• A Review of the Biology & Control of CBB (A. Damon-Mexico)
• CBB Sustainable Control Strategies (J. Jamillo, C. Borgemeister, P. Baker -International)

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In the News

Hawaii News Now:

3-13-12:  http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/17149099/howards-business-hit-melanie-bondera

Hawaii Tribune-Herald:

10-24-10: http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/articles/2010/10/24/local_news/local01.txt

Hawaii News Now

9-13-10: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=13147984

9-14-10:  http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=13155446

West Hawaii Today (9/14/10):

http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/articles/2010/09/14/local/local02.txt

Hawaii 24/7 - (9/14/10)

http://www.hawaii247.com/2010/09/14/officials-and-farmers-prepare-to-battle-the-coffee-berry-borer/