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Evaluation of Terpene-Volatile Compounds Repellent to the Coffee Berry Borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

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The coffee berry borer (CBB) is one of the main coffee pests in the world including Colombia. This pest is difficult to manage because of its cryptic habits and the continuous availability of coffee fruits. Among the new management strategies being tested is the use of volatile compounds as insect repellents. In this work, the behavioral response of female adult CBBs to terpenes previously identified in the CBB-repellent plant species Lantana camara was evaluated. α-Terpinene, (R)-limonene, farnesene and β-caryophyllene terpenes were tested via a Y-tube olfactometer in which ripe coffee fruits were accompanied by terpenes at concentrations between 25 and 200 ppm. Only β-caryophyllene induced a significant and consistent CBB repellent effect at all tested doses. The protective effect of microencapsulated β-caryophyllene was then determined under laboratory conditions by incorporating the terpene in a colloidosome-gel system at 2.8 × 105 ng/h in the middle of coffee fruits with adult CBBs. The coffee fruits in turn presented a decrease in fruit infestation. Furthermore, the protection of coffee fruits when β-caryophyllene gels were hung in coffee trees was evaluated in the field; infestations were artificially induced by the use of raisins (CBB-infested old coffee fruits) placed on the ground. Compared with unprotected trees, the trees treated with caryophyllene gels exhibited a 33 to 45% lower degree of infestation. Taken together, the results show that β-caryophyllene is a promising compound for an integrated pest management (IPM) program in commercial coffee plantations.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank the insect breeding unit Biocafé for providing CBBs and engineer Myriam Cañon of the Experimental Station Paraguaicito for support during field evaluations.

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This research was financed by the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia, the National Coffee Research Center (Cenicafé), Colciencias and the company Nexentia-Sumicol S.A.

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  1. Department of Entomology, National Coffee Research Center, Cenicafé, Manizales, Colombia

    Carmenza E. Góngora, Johanna Tapias, Jorge Jaramillo & Pablo Benavides

  2. Department of Biometrics, National Coffee Research Center,, Cenicafé, Manizales, Colombia

    Ruben Medina

  3. Colloidosomes Group, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia

    Sebastian Gonzalez & Herley Casanova

  4. Department of Plant Physiology, Coffee Research Center, Cenicafé, Manizales, Colombia

    Aristófeles Ortiz

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Carmenza E. Góngora: Conceived and designed the research and wrote the manuscript. Johanna Tapias: Conducted lab experiments and helped write the manuscript. Jorge Jaramillo: Conducted field experiments and helped write the manuscript. Ruben Medina: Statistically analyzed all the data. Sebastian González and Herley Casanova: Developed and provided the colloidosome-gels. Aristófeles Ortiz: Provided GC/GC-MS support. Pablo Benavides-Machado: Codesigned the research. All authors have read and approved the manuscript.

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Góngora, C.E., Tapias, J., Jaramillo, J. et al. Evaluation of Terpene-Volatile Compounds Repellent to the Coffee Berry Borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). J Chem Ecol 46, 881–890 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-020-01202-5

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