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Coffee Borer Beetles and Victorino Batting Averages

by Jacob Shafer

October 28, 2010

1/16 inch

Average size of the adult female coffee berry borer (CBB), an invasive beetle that lays its eggs inside coffee berries and can decimate crops



21

Number of times state officials found CBB during inspections of coffee farms on the Big Island; the Department of Agriculture is considering a quarantine



.368

Maui boy Shane Victorino’s batting average in the 2009 National League Championship Series (NLCS), which his Philadelphia Phillies won, 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers



.208

Victorino’s batting average in this year’s NLCS, which the Phillies lost, 4 games to 2 to the San Francisco Giants



Sources: Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Major League Baseball