Sustainable agriculture relies on environmentally safe pest management methods such as proper irrigation that has impact on pest suppression. However, we lack information on the impact of moisture stress on coffee insect pest under Ethiopian condition. Thus, two irrigation level were evaluated on five Limmu coffee genotypes under rain shelter condition in 2016/2017. The trial was arranged in a factorial experiment in completely randomized block design with three replicates. Eight month old seedlings were grown on potted nursery media and subjected to either water deficit stress or well watered condition. The well watered treatments were irrigated at four days interval, while for moisture stressed irrigation was withhold for a month. Coffee blotch miner incidence and severity with relative to stress level were recorded. Coffee plants were less affected by coffee blotch miner under well watered than stressed ones. Irrigation reduces more than twice the incidence and severity of this pest. Cultural management that conserves soil moisture status, such as application of irrigation reduces pest damage to crop. This cultural pest management best fits integrated pest management which usually recommended for coffee producers in dry areas and during prolonged drought. Furthermore, studies are recommended on soil moisture conservation methods such as irrigation, cover crop and mulch with relation to coffee pests’ dynamics.
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