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Agriculture · Q330

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 330

Q330

Which one of the following pest is an introduced pest of coffee?

A.
Green bug
B.
Berry borer
Answer
C.
Stem borer
D.
Painting bug

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Berry borer is an introduced pest of coffee.
The coffee stem borer is the pest of Arabica coffee, whereas the shot hole borer prefers robusta coffee. In certain areas the severe attack of white stem borer leads to discontinuation of the crop.
Several insect pests have been reported in coffee, the most important being the coffee leaf miner, the coffee berry borer, and the coffee stem borers.