Agro-Ecological Management of Coffee Pests in Brazil

Coffee plants host several herbivorous species, but only few are considered pests. Brazil is the largest coffee producer of world, and two key pests crop in country leaf miner Leucoptera coffeella berry borer Hypothenemus hampei . However, some regions or on specific conditions, species mites scales can also cause damage to plants. Conventional management relies chemical pesticides, it most commonly used strategy Brazil, environmental problems, pest resistance, toxicity-related issues have led growers search for alternatives control. Agro-ecological strategies suitable cultivation be adopted by farmers, based plant diversification, order provide resources natural enemies, such as nectar, pollen, shelter, microclimate oviposition sites, thereby promoting conservation biological Here I revise these report results from research Brazil. include agroforestry, use cover crops, non-crop management. These complemented curative measures organic farming-approved pesticides that employed when agro-ecological practices not yet consolidated. present cultural control method producers decrease damage.