Contribution to the study of Hypothenemus hampei

In the present paper, hydrated alcohol traps captured 112 insects of the coffee berry borer,

Hypothenemus hampei. The fungus Beauveria bassiana was introduced inside the traps and showed 100% of efficiency to the insects studied. After 15 days, samples of the microrganism, maintained the spores with 98% of germination. Laboratory bio-assays showed that suspensions of the fungus inoculated on berries caused 90% of mortality of insects. Two artificial diets were tested for rearing Hypothenemus hampei.

KEY-WORDS
Hypothenemus hampei; Beauveria bassiana; biological control; hydrated alcohol traps; rearing; artificial diet.