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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Are Birds Best Hope for Pest-Ridden Coffee Crops?


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The tiny coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei)—usually no more than a millimeter-and-a-half long—feasts on a coffee berry. The bug poses the biggest threat to coffee crops around the world, causing at least half a billion dollars' worth of damage every year.

Photograph by Jherime Kellermann