Coffee Berry Borer Integrated Pest Management
Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Location: Waimea Civic Center Conference Room, 67-5189 Kamamalu Rd., Kamuela (Next to the Waimea Police Station)
Time: 5:30–8:30 p.m.
Details: UH-CTAHR Local and Immigrant Farmer Education (LIFE) and Risk Management Hawaii (RMH) programs are conducting informational workshops about the Coffee Berry Borer (CBB). CBB is a major production risk that coffee growers on the Big Island have been battling since its arrival in 2010. CTAHR’s Coffee and Orchard Crops Extension Agent, Andrea Kawabata will be teaching farmers about first response actions and the most current CBB Integrated Pest Management and sampling protocols. Dr. Stuart Nakamoto, Extension Economist, will be discussing risk management and crop insurance policies available to growers for coffee and coffee trees. Dr. Russell Nagata, CTAHR’s county administrator, other agents, and government agency personnel will be in attendance.Download the Flyer