Abstract
AbstractCoffee berry borer (CBB, Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari) is the most serious insect pest of coffee worldwide, yet little is known about its seasonal flight behavior or the effect that weather variables have on its activity. We sampled flying female CBB adults bi-weekly over a three-year period using red funnel traps baited with an alcohol lure at 14 commercial coffee farms on Hawaii Island to characterize seasonal phenology and the influence of five weather variables on flight activity. We captured almost 5 million Scolytid beetles during the sampling period, with 81-93% of the trap catch comprised of CBB. Of the captured non-target beetles, the majority were tropical nut borer, black twig borer and a species of Cryphalus. Two major flight events were consistent across all three years: an initial emergence from January-April that coincided with early fruit development and a second flight during the harvest season from September-December. A linear regression showed a moderate but significant negative relationship between elevation and total trap catch. A generalized additive mixed model (GAMM) revealed that mean daily air temperature has the most significant (positive) effect on CBB flight, with most flight events occurring between 20-26 °C. Mean daily solar radiation also had a significant positive effect, while maximum daily relative humidity negatively influenced flight at values above ∼94%. Flight was positively influenced by maximum daily wind speeds up to ∼2.5 m/s and cumulative rainfall up to 100 mm, after which activity declined. Our findings provide important insight into CBB flight patterns across a highly variable landscape and will serve as a starting point for the development of flight prediction models.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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