Nav: Home > Coffee News >

Detection of quarantine pests in raw coffee beans intercepted by coffee beetles in Xiamen for the first time

Published: 2026-05-17 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/05/17, Coffee bark beetle uninvited guests are always detected one after another for the first time. Recently, the Airport Bureau also detected the quarantine pest coffee beetle among the raw coffee beans intercepted by the Xiamen-Jinmen route. This quarantine pest was detected for the first time at Xiamen port. The staff of the Wutong Office of the Airport Bureau intercepted two batches of raw coffee beans, totaling 45.5 kg, at the tourism inspection site on November 14 and November 16, respectively.

Coffee bark beetle was detected for the first time

Uninvited passengers always come one after another. Recently, the Airport Bureau also detected a quarantine pest, the coffee fruit beetle, among the raw coffee beans intercepted by the Xiamen-Jinmen route. This quarantine pest was detected for the first time at Xiamen Port.

The staff of the Wutong Office of the Airport Bureau intercepted two batches of raw coffee beans, totaling 45.5 kg, at the tourism inspection site on November 14 and November 16, respectively. It is reported that these raw coffee beans have been dried, the carrier thinks that raw coffee beans can be brought into the country.

Quarantine personnel at the scene found that there were signs of moth on the coffee beans, intercepted the batch of coffee beans in accordance with the law, and then took samples for further testing. The results showed that in addition to the quarantine pest coffee fruit beetle, three kinds of fungal pests such as Alternaria, Fusarium and Cladosporium were also detected.

Source: Straits Guide (Weibo)

FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou China, selling freshly roasted beans from its own farm in Yunnan as well as dozens of carefully selected single-origin beans from around the world for both pour-over and espresso. The products deliver consistently excellent quality and great value, with shipping within 24 hours. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers, and the beans are now available online at the Tmall 。