Record of Coranus siva Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) on coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in India

Abstract

The coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a serious pest affecting coffee worldwide. The present study provides the first report of the natural predation of Coranus siva Kirkaldy on H. hampei. As of now, there is no report on the genus Coranus or other reduviid predation on coffee pests from India or form other coffee growing countries. The predator captured the adult and sucked the body fluid. The predator found to paralyze many adults of H. hampei whenever more prey adults were provided. Predation of C. siva and its sequence of behavioural events are reported.