Metaparasitylenchus hypothenemi
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| Species: | M. hypothenemi |
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| Metaparasitylenchus hypothenemi Poinar Jr., Vega, Castillo, Chavez, and Infante, 2004 | |
Metaparasitylenchus hypothenemi (Nematoda: Allantonematidae) is a free-living nematode parasite that infects coffee berry borers (Hypothenemus hampei), small beetles that harm coffee crops worldwide. This nematode has been shown to interfere with the parasitic activity of the coffee berry borer by increasing the mortality of its progeny.