AI Article Synopsis
- First-time report of the green lacewing species, Chrysoperla externa, preying on the coffee berry borer (CBB), Hypothenemus hampei.
- Laboratory experiments demonstrated the lacewing's ability to enter CBB galleries and consume pest immature stages.
- This discovery adds a new and underexplored predator to the list of potential biological control agents for CBB.
Article Abstract
We report here for the first time, the predation of coffee berry borer (CBB) Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) by a green lacewing species, Chrysoperla externa (Hagen). We showed in laboratory the predator ability to access CBB galleries, remove pest immature stages, and prey on them. We also observed predation by third instar larvae on CBB adults. With this note, we add a new predator to the reported list of species still little explored of CBB control.
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