Predation of Coffee Berry Borer by a Green Lacewing

Jéssica Mayara Coffler Botti; Elem Fialho Martins; Mayara Loss Franzin; Madelaine Venzon

doi:10.1007/s13744-021-00884-0

Predation of Coffee Berry Borer by a Green Lacewing

Neotrop Entomol. 2022 Feb;51(1):160-163. doi: 10.1007/s13744-021-00884-0. Epub 2021 Jul 13.

Authors

Jéssica Mayara Coffler Botti¹, Elem Fialho Martins¹, Mayara Loss Franzin¹, Madelaine Venzon²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
² Agriculture and Livestock Research Enterprise of Minas Gerais (EPAMIG), Viçosa, MG, Brazil. madelaine@epamig.br.

PMID: 34255264
DOI: 10.1007/s13744-021-00884-0

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.

Keywords: Biological control; Chrysoperla externa; Coffea spp; Hypothenemus hampei.

MeSH terms

Animals
Coffea*
Coffee
Larva
Predatory Behavior
Weevils*

Substances

Coffee