page_title: Coffee borer beetle
section_title: Colonisation
hierarchical_section_title: Coffee borer beetle / Colonisation
caption_attribution_description: English: Coffee borer beetle entering and exiting a coffee cherry.
context_page_description: The coffee borer beetle or coffee berry borer is a small beetle native to Africa. It is among the most harmful pests to coffee crops across the world where coffee is cultivated. Spanish common names of the insect include barrenador del café, gorgojo del café, and broca del café.
context_section_description: The main host of H. hampei is Coffea arabica, but other coffee species have been affected in some cases. The female beetles attack the fruits from 8 weeks past the flowering to 32 weeks. When the insect enters, it builds galleries in the endosperm where the eggs are deposited.
caption: Coffee borer beetle entering and exiting a coffee cherry.
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