Posted on 4:30 pm, Thursday, February 27, 2014. Tags: cbb, coffee berry borer, nicole lowen
House Bill 1514, introduced by Representative Nicole Lowen (District 6-Kailua Kona, Holualoa), cleared a major hurdle last night as it was unanimously passed out of the House Committee on Finance. The bill creates and funds a subsidy program in the Department of Agriculture (DOA) and appropriates funds for education and outreach to farmers through the […]
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Posted on 11:37 pm, Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Tags: cbb, coffee berry borer, coffee talk, suzanne shriner
WHEN: 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesday, March 2 WHERE: Yano Hall across from the Manago This month’s coffee talk will have the very latest on Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) management and the newly approved biopesticide. CBB damage can be very serious. Greatly minimize the loss with a multi-pronged approach. Learn how and when to spray the Bassiana […]
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Posted on 9:40 am, Tuesday, September 14, 2010. Tags: cbb, coffee berry borer, kona coffee, uh, usda
State officials received confirmation on the presence of the Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) this past week and have been working to come up with a solution to battle the pest.
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