The coffee berry borer (CBB), Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari, is one of the most important pests of the coffee crop because it feeds and reproduces inside the coffee fruit. Bacteria within the Bacillus group are an alternative ...

Municipal Sewage Sludge Compost (MSSC) is used as an alternate growing media for peat. Howeve;rthe use of MSCC can be affected by the pre sense of pathogenic microorganisms. Concerns about the effects of pathogens motivates ...

Plantain production (Musa spp.) in Central, South America and the Caribbean is limited by bacterial diseases. In Puerto Rico, the production of the plantain “Hua Moa” is affected by a disease called bunch abortion or choke ...