Claim · model-written summary
Farmers reported increased borer infestation in recent years.
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Verbatim
e0“The farmers experienced an increased infestation levels of BCTB over the last few years”
e1“coffee farmers in the two districts surveyed”
Title
Infestation and management of the black coffee twig borer in Uganda
Lina Wu 2016
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation 69% of surveyed coffee farms were infested by the borer.
- Observation An average of 40% of coffee plants were attacked.
- Observation National coffee yield loss due to the borer was estimated at 9%.
- Observation Albizia chinensis was found to be an alternative host of the borer.
- Observation Farmers estimated yield loss due to the borer at 20-75%.
- Observation Officers estimated yield loss at 5-50%.
- Observation Two officers believed borer infestation was declining.
- Observation Four farmers cut down shade trees to reduce borer levels.
- Association The field study found no significant association between tree presence or abundance and borer attack rates.
- Recommendation The authors left the recommendation to intercrop Albizia chinensis with coffee unresolved.