The destructive coffee berry borer was found in wild coffee on Lanai for the first time last month, the state Department of Agriculture said Tuesday. Described as one of the most devastating pests ...

A coffee berry borer (lower left) sits atop a coffee bean, which is its sole source of food and shelter. The beetle thrives in the toxic, caffeine-rich bean thanks to the microbes in its gut ...

Eggs and larvae of the coffee berry borer can be seen inside a coffee bean. As the invasive pest continues to do damage to vast swaths of local farmers coffee farms, agricultural officials are ...

Before, anyone who wanted to grow cacao at 1,200 or 1,500 meters [3,900 to 4,900 feet] altitude was considered crazy,” says ...

Avian species significantly reduce coffee berry borer beetle infestations in Costa Rica. Amid cuts to federal funding, US universities tighten budgets, forcing PhD students and early-career ...

Before, the seasons seemed etched into the calendar, with well-defined periods of drought and rain. Today, the climate has ...