Okay, once again this is totaly out of order but these are some interesting
photos of the berry boring insect called the broca that plagues
many coffee growing origins. El Salvador has the broca pretty bad
but Nicaragua has other problems ...namely nematodes. I actually picked
these coffee cherries in El Salvador, then went to Nicaragua (I had them
in plastic and didn't open the bags, so no contamination worries). I only
opened the bag once I got to the US and discovered the Broca! I t was
in 2 cherries and I killed them immediately but you can see what voracious
eaters they are, totally ruining the seed in a couple of days.
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