Behavioural interactions between co‐habiting females and their impact on productivity and offspring sex ratios in the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-554033
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.55403

Myrie, Ameka

; Biedermann, Peter ; Oettler, Jan

; Robinson, Dwight ; Schultner, Eva

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Abstract

The coffee berry borer (CBB) Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) has invaded all coffee-producing regions of the world and causes substantial economic losses every year. A single female beetle typically infests one coffee berry, which her offspring consume over the course of development. Offspring then engage in sib-mating before daughters fly off to infest new ...