Introduction to Beetle Predators of Coffee Berry Borer

All are welcome to attend. However, your RSVP, EVENT ATTENDANCE AND EVALUATION are REQUIRED to receive a FREE flat bark beetle starter kit (only 45 available).

RSVP to Gina at ginab@hawaii.edu or 322-4892 by Monday, March 2, 2015.

An Introduction to Beetle Predators of Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) in Hawaii Tuesday, March 3, 2015 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Pahala Community Center (96-1149 Kamani Street, Pahala, HI, 96777)

All are welcome to attend. However, your RSVP, EVENT ATTENDANCE AND EVALUATION are REQUIRED to receive a FREE flat bark beetle starter kit (only 45 available). RSVP to Gina at ginab@hawaii.edu or 322-4892 by Monday, March 2, 2015.

Agenda: Ka’u Coffee Growers Cooperative Monthly Meeting SHAC Update – Suzanne Shriner Predatory Beetle Workshop Presentation, Q&A and Kit Sign-Up Please arrive before 6:00 PM to sign in for the Predatory Beetle Workshop and to avoid disrupting the monthly meeting and SHAC presentation. In June 2014, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture approved and funded a research and development proposal titled “Predation by the Square-Necked Grain Beetle, Cathartus quadricollis, on Coffee Berry Borer (CBB). This project, co-authored by UH-CTAHR’s coffee and orchard crop assistant extension agent, Andrea Kawabata and United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service DKI PBARC’s research entomologist, Dr. Peter Follett, will be hosting an educational workshop in Ka’u called “An Introduction to Beetle Predators of Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) in Hawaii.” The goal of this workshop is to introduce growers to current research efforts of better understanding beetle predators of CBB found here in Hawaii. This is a free event. The Cathartus Project would like to thank all coffee growers and processors who have and continue to collaborate with this predatory beetle research project. For more information, please visit hawaiicoffee.weebly.com/predators-of-cbb or email cathartusproject@gmail.com.