Coffee Pest In
p. 71 · Read in the full issue
N. Caledonia
A BORING-INSECT called a “Scolyte” is causing considerable damage to New Caledonian coffee plantations. The pest bores into the maturing coffee beans and renders them unfit for commerce.
Damage has been heavy in the current season although main harvest is still some way off and it is anticipated that anything up to 70 per cent, loss of beans may be anticipated on some plantations.
The large increase in the pest population is blamed on the un usual dryness of the last few months.