Effectiveness of using attractants for control of Hypothenemus hampei in Coffea arabica crop in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Preliminary results.

Coffee is one of the vitally important crops in the Amazon of Ecuador. Its grain is exported to international markets generating income directly and indirectly to the family and the state economy. However, the attack of Hypothenemus hampei (coffee bit) on coffee cultivation in the Amazon region of Ecuador has created multiple problems in crops and the family economy. Based on this brief context, the present research was raised that aimed to: Evaluate the effectiveness of attractants placed in craft traps to reduce the bit population (Hypothenemus hampei), in the cultivation of coffee in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The research was carried out in the coffee program of the Center for Research, Postgraduate and Amazonian Conservation (CIPCA). 3 different mixtures of attractents + Control were used in craft traps (4 treatments, which represent the mixtures frequently used by Amazonian coffee growers), arranged in a completely random blocks design. The data were processed in SPSS statistical software version 21(IBM, USA), by means of a variance analysis to determine the differences between treatments, and through the Tukey media multiple comparison test, to a statistical significance of p< 0.05. The results have confirmed that the use of craft traps is a good alternative for adult coffee bit control. The most effective and economical treatment for adult coffee drill capture was T1 (mixture of 2 liters of burning water + 200 grams of ground coffee).