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Pest Control

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Coffee

Abstract

The most serious pests of coffee are insects, and over 900 species are known to infest the crop. Other invertebrates attacking coffee include nematodes, mites and molluscs, whilst amongst the vertebrates, birds and mammals are occasionally troublesome. The literature on all these pests is extensive and in a chapter of this length it is impossible to give a detailed account of even the most important species. Instead, the principles and problems of pest management in coffee are surveyed, with appropriate examples and references. The discussion is mostly concerned with field problems, for fortunately the pests of stored coffee are few and much less important.

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Bardner, R. (1985). Pest Control. In: Clifford, M.N., Willson, K.C. (eds) Coffee. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6657-1_8

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