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Item Identification and Management of ANTESTIA BUG (Antestiopsis Spp) in Coffee(Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization, KALRO, 2017) Mugo, H.M.; Minai, J.M.; Luusa, J.M.; Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research OrganizationA pest of coffee found in both East and West of Rift valley. Symptoms are Blackened flower buds. No flower/fruit set, Attacked branches grow side shoots (fan branching), Bean bear zebra like stripes.Item Identification and Management of Giant Looper (Ascotis selenaria eciprocaria) in Coffee(Kenya Agricultural and Research Organization, 2017) Mugo, H.M.; Minai, J.M.; Luusa, J.M.; Kenya Agricultural and Research OrganizationGiant looper is a major pest of coffee. It’s pale grey to dark brown caterpillar resembling twigs. It moves with a looping motion. Young caterpillars usually eat pits on the upper leaf surface. Older caterpillars feed on leaf. All stages of the caterpillar prefer tender and young leaves but berries and large flower buds may also be attacked.Item Identification and Management of Berry Moth (Prophantis smaragdina) in Coffee(Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization, 2017) Mugo, H.M.; Minai, J.M. ; Luusa, J.M.; Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research OrganizationThe Berry moth is an insect pest of coffee. Symptoms- Berry clusters are webbed together and one or more are brown or black, dry and hollow. Brownish frass (solid insect excreta) will be observed on attacked berries or entangled in the web.Item Identification and Management of Fried Egg Scale (Aspidiotus sp.) and Cottony Scale (Icerya pattersoni Newst.) in Coffee(Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, 2017) Mugo, H.M.; Minai, J.M.; Luusa, J.M.; Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research OrganizationRows of flat, circular crusty -white scales with a yellow brown center resembling fried eggs. It Attacks both side of the leaves. Leaves become chlorotic then yellow followed by heavy defoliation and berry drop. Severe infestation may spread to berries, shoots, twigs and the main stem.Item Management of Coffee Borer (Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari)(Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, 2017-04) Mugo, H.M. ; Minai, J.M.; Luusa, F.; Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research OrganizationInfestations or populations of berry borers are carried over from one coffee crop to the next by breeding in over-ripe berries and Buni left on the trees or fallen to the ground. This is a very important starting point in the management of the borer.
