koffiebessen-boorder (English: “coffee berry borer (insect pest)”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. A boorder (borer insect) that uses coffee berries as broodplaats (brood-place) for its larvae; the coffee bean is eaten out from within.
Translation
coffee berry borer (insect pest)
Description
A boorder (borer insect) that uses coffee berries as broodplaats (brood-place) for its larvae; the coffee bean is eaten out from within. Severely affected Alaslanden. Less severe above 1000 m altitude.
Significance
The term koffiebessen-boorder is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 204.