Effectiveness of attractants for capturing the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in shade-grown robusta coffee

Jimmy Rimbing, Reity Engka, Frangky Rorong, Lidya S. Kalangi

Abstract


The coffee berry borer (CBB) is a major pest of coffee plantations worldwide, including in Indonesia. Infestations substantially reduce both the quality and quantity of harvested coffee beans. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of chemical attractants in trapping CBB adults. The experiment was conducted on a coffee plantation divided into two plots differing in the density of Leucaena leucocephala shade trees. Plot A had a shade density of 36.85%, while Plot B had a shade density of 31.94%. A 1:2 bioethanol-methanol mixture served as the attractant. Each plot contained nine traps, each filled with 10 ml of the attractant, and the traps were installed on coffee trees for nine sampling periods at 7-day intervals. The results indicated that the bioethanol-methanol attractant effectively attracted female CBBs. Plot A, which had denser shade, recorded the highest proportion of beetles captured (68.88%), compared with 31.12% in Plot B. The captured CBB population varied over time: numbers increased during the first two sampling periods and declined thereafter until the ninth observation. Beetle abundance was influenced by shade density, coffee tree density, and seasonal rainfall. Trap captures contributed to reductions in bean damage by 36.20% in Plot A and 34.03% in Plot B, resulting in healthier coffee berries. Overall, the findings demonstrate that bioethanol-methanol attractant traps can serve as an effective component of CBB management strategies.

Keywords


Attractant effectiveness, Beetle populations, Population dynamics, Coffee berry borer, Crop damage

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.33804/pp.009.04.5913

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