<B>manejo de la broca </b><i>(hypothenemus hampei)</i><b> en el cultivo de café en la provincia del oro ecuador</b>

Abstract

The coffee berry borer is one of the most important insect pests of coffee agriculture in the world, due to its destructive incidence on the coffee bean, affecting crops and therefore causing significant economic losses. Over the years, studies have been carried out for a better management of this pest in coffee plantations so that farmers are not affected by substantial damage, for this, the development of the integrated management of the borer (MIB) has allowed a better control of the insect worldwide through different methods, the control methods described were the cultural method, the biological method and the ethological control or also known by means of attractive traps to avoid the development of life of the insect. borer in the coffee bean, taking care of the quality and benefits that coffee plantations provide and their contribution to the global economy, as well as knowing better the biological life cycle of the borer and how its way of attacking the grain works, thus reduce its population level. The objective of this research work was to describe the management of the coffee borer pest insect, through a literature review, to contribute updated information to coffee producers in the province of El Oro-Ecuador. The unification of these activities in order to reduce pest populations to low levels proves to be environmentally superior, effective and viable for coffee growers.