The 3 entries in Laisha's encyclopedia that attack Coffee, grouped by type. Each page covers identification, life cycle, the conditions that favour it, action thresholds and integrated management.

Growing Coffee? The free Coffee grow guide covers the crop from sowing to harvest.

Insect pests

• Coffee berry borerHypothenemus hampeiInsect · A black beetle smaller than a sesame seed that drills into coffee berries and raises its young inside the…
• Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly)Ceratitis capitataInsect · A small, brightly patterned fly whose maggots develop inside citrus, stone fruit, figs, coffee berries and…

Fungal diseases

• Coffee leaf rustHemileia vastatrixFungal disease · The most damaging disease of arabica coffee. Orange powdery spots on the undersides of leaves make trees drop…