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Bored Rotten: Interactions Between the Coffee Berry Borer and Coffee Fruit Rot.

Paul Bayman¹, Luz M Serrato-Diaz²

¹Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras, P.O. Box 23360, San Juan, PR 00931-3360, USA.

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The coffee berry borer (CBB) pest spreads coffee fruit rot by carrying and transmitting fungi like Fusarium. This discovery links two major coffee threats, impacting farmers and crop yields globally.

Keywords:

Beauveria Colletotrichum Fusarium Hypothenemus hampei coffee berry disease coffee fruit rot

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Area of Science:

Agricultural Entomology
Plant Pathology
Coffee Production

Background:

The coffee berry borer (CBB) is a major global coffee pest, causing significant economic losses and affecting millions of farmers.
Coffee fruit rot (CFR), an anthracnose disease, can devastate susceptible coffee cultivars, leading to substantial crop loss.
Previously, CBB and CFR were studied independently, with no established link between the two.

Purpose of the Study:

To elucidate the recently discovered relationship between coffee berry borer (CBB) damage and the incidence of coffee fruit rot (CFR).
To highlight the role of CBB in transmitting fungal pathogens responsible for CFR.

Main Methods:

Review and synthesis of recent scientific studies investigating the CBB-CFR interaction.
Analysis of fungal pathogen presence (Colletotrichum and Fusarium) in CBB and rotted coffee fruits.
Examination of CBB's disease transmission capabilities during fruit boring.

Main Results:

CBB infestation is strongly associated with an increased occurrence of coffee fruit rot.
CBB vectors transmit Colletotrichum and Fusarium fungi, which are also found in diseased coffee fruits.
Recent findings reveal that CBB actively transmits these fungi to coffee fruits during infestation.

Conclusions:

The coffee berry borer plays a critical role in the epidemiology of coffee fruit rot, acting as a disease vector.
This newly understood relationship between CBB and CFR has significant ecological and practical implications for coffee cultivation.
Future coffee pest and disease management strategies must consider the synergistic impact of CBB and fungal pathogens.