%0 Journal Article %T A technique to dissect the alimentary canal of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei ), with isolation of internal microorganisms %A Javier A. Ceja-Navarro %A Eoin L. Brodie %A Fernando E. Vega %J Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research %D 2012 %I PAGEPress Publications %R 10.4081/jear.2012.e21 %X A technique for dissecting the alimentary canal of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei, is presented. The technique was developed to isolate and identify alimentary canal-associated microorganisms that might be involved in caffeine detoxification. %K alimentary canal %K coffee berry borer %K dissection %K Hypothenemus %K microbiota %K caffeine. %U http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jear/article/view/467