A new study offers a breakthrough in detecting coffee berry borer infestations, a pest that cost the global coffee industry ...

Researchers from Edith Cowan University have developed a new software system that can detect coffee berry borer infections ...

Research from Edith Cowan University has produced a software system that can detect coffee berry borer infections faster than ...

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) could potentially save your daily cup of coffee. The research has identified a ...

The major problem with squash vine borers is that they are not usually noticed until after they have done their damage. Symptoms of this insect in your vegetable garden include the presence of frass ...

If you inspect the lower stems, you’ll see holes from which a wet sawdust-like material, called frass, emerges. You also may see the borer, which looks like a creamy white grub with a brown head.

The plant itself may be completely girdled. If you inspect the lower stems, you’ll see holes from which a wet sawdust-like material, called frass, emerges. You also may see the borer, which looks like ...

Their presence is witnessed by entry and exit holes (bores) in the tree bark or limb. Borers produce ‘sawdust-like’ material called frass (excrement) where they have bored. Witnessing adults flying ...

Borers produce ‘sawdust-like’ material called frass (excrement) where they have bored. Witnessing adults flying about the tree is a sign there is an infestation! If borers only appear on one ...

The borer poses a serious threat as it carries a ... gumming or sawdust-like frass around trees. Any suspected signs of the pest damage should be reported to the Pest and Disease Information ...

Aside from the obvious holes, they look for dying branches, peeling bark and little wooden noodles called “frass” protruding from the hole, which suggests the borer has been active recently.

Wood borer eggs vary in size depending on the species ... Howver, you will often see bore dust, or frass – caused by emerging adult beetles, usually visible below the infested timber.