Coffee Rust Poster
This is a great printable poster from Andrea Kawabata and Ryan Tsutsui, UH CTAHR, perfect for printing and distributing to all farm workers to help identify CLR.
Coffee Leaf Rust (Hemileia vastatrix) was officially confirmed by USDA to be on Maui in October 2020 and has tentatively been found on Hawai’i Island.
Coffee Leaf Rust is one of the most devastating pests of coffee plants and is established in all major coffee growing areas if the world, but had not previously been found in Hawai’i until now.
“The Kona Coffee Farmers Association is focused on assisting farmers in learning how to manage this new threat to our livelihood. By coordinating with local, state, national and international groups, KCFA seeks to provide accurate information to our membership, so that farmers can take this as foundation and use it to learn with neighbors about best steps to take. That way we can all work together to deal with this pest, which moves fast and which no one has managed before in Hawaii. As a group and as a team of fellow coffee farmers, KCFA members can work together on best management strategies to continue forth successfully.” –Colehour Bondera, KCFA President
Email KCFA about Coffee Leaf Rust: info@konacoffeefarmers.org
HDOA’s Plant Pest Control Branch – (808) 973-9525
Andrea Kawabata, Associate Extension Agent for Coffee and Orchard Crops
Text: (415) 604-1511 Email: andreak@hawaii.edu
This is a great printable poster from Andrea Kawabata and Ryan Tsutsui, UH CTAHR, perfect for printing and distributing to all farm workers to help identify CLR.
Crop Knowledge Master page on Coffee Leaf Rust (November 1991) – basic information about the fungus, non-chemical and chemical control recommendations. http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/Type/h_vasta.htm
The APS page on Coffee Rust includes history, pathology details, and recommendations for management https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/disandpath/fungalbasidio/pdlessons/Pages/CoffeeRust.aspx
This 100 page Handbook of best practices for extension agents and facilitators covers history of the fungus, detection, and best practices for prevention and control. Handbook for Prevention and Control of Coffee Leaf Rust (17mb)
Topic: KCFA — Keep Coffee Leaf Rust at bay Speakers: Dr. Kevin Hoffman (HDOA), Suzanne Shriner, and Andrea Kawabata (CTAHR)
This in-depth document includes background, strategy & findings, and recommendations, including best practices, fungicides, and rust resistant varieties. Download: Sustainable Mitigation Techniques for Coffee Leaf Rust in Loma Linda, Guatemala (180 page PDF, May 2014)
CLR Sanitation Protocol from from USDA-ARS DKI PBARC (Adopted from Rapid Ohia Death Protocol) As a precaution, please adopt the following decontamination protocols regardless of where you are surveying/gathering materials. Decontaminate before and after you survey/collect samples. Never go from a suspected affected site to another site without cleaning your shoes, tools, and vehicle (when…
Click to download Field Guide to Coffee Leaf Rust (13mb PDF)
Dear Growers and Friends, So far, Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR), the world’s most important and devastating disease of coffee, has been officially found on Maui and tentatively on the Big Island (Hilo and Kona). Please check your coffee tree leaves for signs and symptoms of this fungal pathogen. An HDOA field guide and submission form…
Aloha, Below is the CLR manual that World Coffee Research, CATIE, and USAID developed to support growers in South America. Jennifer “Vern” Long of WCR shared it this afternoon. It’s a lot of information, and most farmers will want a condensed version. But for those who are interested, it is the primary handbook that extension…