KHON2

EPA approves Hawaii request for growers to use a fungicide against coffee leaf rust

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved a request from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) to allow Hawaii coffee growers to use the Priaxor® Xemium ...
The Maui News

Fungicide not ‘silver bullet,’ could help against coffee leaf rust

Coffee farmers may have a new tool to use in the near future to combat coffee leaf rust, a threatening pathogen that has been found on Maui, Lanai, Hawaii island and Oahu. With Hawaii’s $56 million ...
Digital Journal

Your cup of coffee is under threat from fungus and the climate

The fungal disease — called coffee leaf rust — is caused by the fungus Hemileia vastatrix, and it is decimating coffee crops throughout South and Central America, which accounts for most of the ...
Purdue University

Purdue expert warned of coffee rust threat, part of FFAR project to protect Hawaii’s coffee trees

With looming threats of coffee leaf rust to farmers’ yields, Purdue University mycologist Catherine Aime is working to protect this staple of daily lives and the economies of areas throughout the ...
Science Daily

When the rust settles: Uncovering the movements of coffee leaf rust disease

Researchers have found a high incidence of coffee leaf rust (CLR) disease in Vietnam, the world's second-largest coffee producer. Potential origins and migration routes were revealed, as well as a ...
Beyond Pesticides

Coffee Leaf Rust Hits Hawai’i, Emergency Fungicide Approved, Hyperparasite Biocontrol Possible

(Beyond Pesticides, May 26, 2021) Coffee leaf rust, caused by a fungus that can devastate fields of coffee plants, and the coffee industry of entire countries, was recently detected on the Hawaiian ...