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A tiny wasp that is virtually invisible to the naked eye is providing hope for Hawaiʻi’s coffee industry. Phymastichus coffea (P. coffea) will likely be released first in the Kaʻū area of Hawaiʻi Island, then possibly expand to Kona, the Waialua area of Oʻahu and Maui.
A tiny wasp that is virtually invisible to the naked eye is providing hope for Hawaiʻi’s coffee industry. Phymastichus coffea (P. coffea) will likely be released first in the Kaʻū area of Hawaiʻi Island, then possibly expand to Kona, the Waialua area of Oʻahu and Maui.
A wasp almost invisible to the naked eye will soon be let out to save Hawaii’s coffee industry.
Phymastichus coffea wasps are a long-time enemy of coffee berry borer pests and could limit the pests’ populations and impacts in Hawaiʻi.
E-Mail IMAGE: INRS Professor Monique Lacroix is an expert in sciences applied to food, such as irradiation. view more Credit: Christian Fleury (INRS) A combined treatment of irradiation and essential oil vapors could effectively destroy insects, bacteria and mold in stored grains. A team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), led by Professor Monique Lacroix, has demonstrated the effect of this process on insects affecting rice. The study was published in the Microorganisms and insects are the main enemies of stored grains. Currently, the food industry u...