Symposium: Invaded! Implications of Coffee Berry Borer in Hawaii and Prospects for its Management

March 29, 2011
Organizers: Robert Hollingsworth & Eric Jang, USDA-ARS-PBARC, Hilo, HI

Welcome and Introduction. Robert Hollingsworth, USDA-ARS-PBARC, Hilo, HI

The Coffee Berry Borer: An Overview. Fernando Vega, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD

Detection, Rapid Response, and Containment of Coffee Berry Borer, a New Threat to Coffee Production in Hawaii. Neil Reimer, Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture, Honolulu, HI

Industry Response and Implementation to Coffee Berry Borer in Hawaii. Dan Kuhn, P.O. Box 250, Kualapu’u, HI

Coffee Berry Borer: Scrambling for Answers in Hawaii’s Unique Agro-Ecosystems. Russell Messing, CTAHR, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

Trapping in Coffee Berry Borer Management. Mark G. Wright, CTAHR, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

Invaded! A View From the Trenches: A Kona Coffee Farmer’s Perspective on the Invasion. Suzanne Shriner, Lion’s Gate Farms, Honaunau, HI

Beauvaria and Other Fungi: Tools to Manage Coffee Berry Borer, Not Magic Bullets. Stefan Jaronski, USDA-ARS, Sidney, MT

Prospects for Area-Wide Management of CBB in Hawaii. Eric Jang, USDA-ARS-PBARC, Hilo, HI

Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Attacking Coffee Berries in Hawaii. Elsie G. Burbano & Mark G. Wright, CTAHR, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI

From Africa… With Love. Juliana Jaramillo, ICIPE, Nairobi, Kenya & James Harwood, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Coffee Berry Borer in Hawaii. Bernarr Kumashiro, Neil Reimer & Janis Garcia, Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture, Honolulu, HI

Presented at the 95th Annual Meeting, Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Waikoloa, Hawaii