11-13-2020, 07:29 PM
Coffee leaf rust was recently found at a Kona area coffee farm. It has not yet been discovered in East Hawaii, but if you have coffee trees, included below is how to I.D.
COFFEE LEAF RUST CONFIRMED ON HAWAI`I ISLAND
HONOLULU – Coffee leaf rust (CLR) has been confirmed on coffee plants on Hawai`i Island by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Identification Services. The samples were collected by a grower on a farm in the Holualoa area, south of Kailua-Kona, on Hawai`i Island on October 31, 2020. Samples from Hilo, mentioned in an earlier news release, were negative for CLR. Earlier in October, CLR was detected and confirmed in the Haiku area of Maui. CLR has not been detected on other islands.
CLR is one of the most devastating pests of coffee plants and is established in all major coffee-growing areas of the world, but had not previously been found in Hawai`i prior to its recent discovery on Maui and Hawai`i Island.
HDOA’s Plant Pest Control Branch has prepared a field guide to aid in the detection and reporting of possible CLR infections. The field guide maybe found at: http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/pi/ppc/new-pest-advisories/
For more information on coffee leaf rust go to the UH-CTAHR webpages at:
https://www.hawaiicoffeeed.com/clr.html
http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/Type/h_vasta.htm
Or, the HDOA Field Guide at: http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/pi/ppc/new-pest-advisories/
COFFEE LEAF RUST CONFIRMED ON HAWAI`I ISLAND
HONOLULU – Coffee leaf rust (CLR) has been confirmed on coffee plants on Hawai`i Island by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Identification Services. The samples were collected by a grower on a farm in the Holualoa area, south of Kailua-Kona, on Hawai`i Island on October 31, 2020. Samples from Hilo, mentioned in an earlier news release, were negative for CLR. Earlier in October, CLR was detected and confirmed in the Haiku area of Maui. CLR has not been detected on other islands.
CLR is one of the most devastating pests of coffee plants and is established in all major coffee-growing areas of the world, but had not previously been found in Hawai`i prior to its recent discovery on Maui and Hawai`i Island.
HDOA’s Plant Pest Control Branch has prepared a field guide to aid in the detection and reporting of possible CLR infections. The field guide maybe found at: http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/pi/ppc/new-pest-advisories/
For more information on coffee leaf rust go to the UH-CTAHR webpages at:
https://www.hawaiicoffeeed.com/clr.html
http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/Type/h_vasta.htm
Or, the HDOA Field Guide at: http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/pi/ppc/new-pest-advisories/