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Red stem borer/ coffee carpenter

Polyphagozerra coffeae

Photo by Raksha
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Major coffee pest. The caterpillar bores into the bark of the stem and creates a tunnel. The affected branches withers and die.

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Raksha
Thank you Saturniidae27:)

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PublishedOctober 17, 2019

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