#USDA coffee borer beetle funding

Pesticide Workshops Scheduled for Coffee Farmers

The workshops are part of the state’s efforts to subsidize the purchase of a fungus-based pesticide to help battle the coffee berry borer.

Funding Boosted For Battle Against Coffee Berry Borer

The US Department of Agriculture has committed another $700,000 to help control the beetle which has caused $9 million in damage to Hawaii coffee crops.