Coffeepest — Coffee 10
- The snail feeds on the leaves of Arabica coffee and bark of tender braches
- Skin of fruits.
- Adult - medium sized snail, long and covered with a cream coloured spiralshell
- Application of fish manure may attract snails.
- Keep the estates clean.
- Hand picks the snails and dip in hot water or salt solution.
- Use heaps of leaves to trap the snails.
- Broadcast the poison bait ‘snail kill’ (metaldehyde) of 25-35kg per hectare
- Spreading of lime, soot and wood ash - repels snails.
