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Establishment of exotic parasitoids of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Colombia through farmer participatory research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2012

Luis F. Aristizábal ,
Hugo M. Salazar ,
Carlos G. Mejía ,
Mauricio Jiménez ,
Alex E. Bustillo  and
Steven P. Arthurs
Luis F. Aristizábal*
Affiliation:
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café, Cenicafé, AA 2427, Manizales, Colombia
Hugo M. Salazar
Affiliation:
Comité Departamental de Cafeteros de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia
Carlos G. Mejía
Affiliation:
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café, Cenicafé, AA 2427, Manizales, Colombia
Mauricio Jiménez
Affiliation:
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café, Cenicafé, AA 2427, Manizales, Colombia
Alex E. Bustillo
Affiliation:
Cenicaña, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones en Caña de Azúcar, Cali, Colombia
Steven P. Arthurs
Affiliation:
University of Florida/IFAS, Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Apopka, FL32703, USA
*
*E-mail: larist@ufl.edu
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Abstract

A participatory project was conducted with small-scale coffee growers from Quindío Department, Colombia. In 34 coffee lots in three municipalities, growers implemented an integrated management programme against the coffee berry borer (CBB) Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari, based on improved cultural harvesting and sanitation practices (to remove breeding habitats) and releases of exotic parasitoids. Growers released over 10 million Cephalonomia stephanoderis and 5 million Prorops nasuta (both Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) over 2 years. Populations of the CBB declined from a range of 7–14% infested berries (Quimbaya), 10–13% (Montenegro) and 15–48% (Buenavista) prior to the integrated pest management programme, to an average of 2.1 ± 0.2% infested berries in Químbaya, 3.5 ± 0.2% in Montenegro and 2.8 ± 2.1% in Buenavista, over the following 25 months. Damage to parchment coffee similarly declined during this period. Six months after the final release of parasitoids had been made, we found both parasitoid species established in all three municipalities. However, P. nasuta were recovered more frequently (in 71.4% of lots where they were previously released) compared with C. stephanoderis (recovered in 30.8% of release lots). Average parasitism rates remained low, i.e. 3.7% for P. nasuta and 2.9% for C. stephanoderis. This low rate was probably due to the frequent manual removal of mature berries containing developing parasitoid larvae. In addition, the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana was observed on average on 9.5% adult CBB in Montenegro, compared with mean infection rates of 4.3 and 4.4% in Quimbaya and Buenavista, respectively. Cultural harvesting and sanitation is an important component of CBB control, although it may limit the impact of the pest's parasitoids.

Keywords

Hypothenemus hampeiCephalonomia stephanoderisProrops nasutaparticipatory research
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Research Paper
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , March 2012 , pp. 24 - 31
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Copyright © ICIPE 2011

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