Lime (Citrus aurantiifolia) is a plantation crop that is widely produced in Indonesia. This plant comes from the Rutace family. Lime are used as a cooking spice, medicine and others. There are several obstacles found in cultivating lime plants including the existence of pests and diseases. Pests that usually attack lime plants are Planococcus citri, Sanurus sp, Lawana candida, Papilio demoleus,…
The pepper plant (Piper nigrum) are an annual plant and belongs to the type of plantation crops. The productivity of pepper plants experienced in the last 5 years decreased. The decrease in productivity was caused by environmental factors, pests and plant diseases. This study aims to determine the kinds of pests and phytophagous insects and the symptoms of their attacks on pepper plantations th…
Indonesia is an agricultural country located in the tropics which is rich in horticultural crops. This plant has a high price and provides an opportunity to compete in the market. One of the most dominant horticultural plants is red chili. Red chili (Capsicum annum L.). This study aims to find traps with certain shapes that attract the most fruit flies when installed in the field. The research …
Pest attacks on red chili plants can cause damage to crop failure. Damage caused by pest attacks on red chili plants causes yield losses can reach 25-100%. The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of botanical pesticides in suppressing pest populations on red chili (Capsicum annum L.). This research was conducted in May until Deptember 2022, located at Experimental Garden, Depart…
Chili plants were a horticultural crop that was in great demand because people's needs continue to increase. The many obstacles to fulfilling the community's need for chilies are inseparable from attacks by pests and plant diseases (pathogens). The price of these plant products was very high in the market so that farmers were trying hard to control these pests and diseases. This study aims to e…
Trebolium castaneum is one of the pests that are often found in rice storage warehouses. Meanwhile, citronella leaves (Cymbopogon nardus) contain compounds consisting of citral, citronella, geraniol, mirsena, nerol, farnesol, methyl, he, ptenol and dipentena. The largest compounds contained in citronella are citronella, which is 35% and graniol, 35-40%. The active ingredients contained in the l…
Generally, damage to bananas is caused by disease, for example, banana bunchy top virus (BBTV). BBTV disease is transmitted by the banana aphid Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and is widespread in almost all over the world. This research was conducted at the Insectariun and Experimental garden of Department of Pests and Plant Diseases, Faculty of Agriculture, Sriwijaya U…
Army worm (Spodoptera litura F.) is one economically important pest causing problems to farmers in increasing the yield of cowpea. S. litura is important pest of food crops and estate crops. This research was aimed at knowing the best organic waste to be used to culture B. thuringiensis and the performance of surfactant Trietanolamina (TEA) in increasing the mortality of S. litura. The research…
Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a pest that has polyphage characteristics and can spread rapidly within a short period of time. S. frugiperda larvae can attack on all parts of the maize crop ranging from leaves to cobs by scraping the plant. S. fragiperda larvae has very wide range of host plants. Therefore, this study aims to find out the biology of S. frugiperda on wild plan…
Rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) is an important pest of oil palm and causes considerable damage. Control of O. rhinoceros has been widely carried out by using chemicals or taking them directly one by one. Bacillus thuringiensis is one example of a microbe that can be used as a bioinsecticide in controlling pests. The study was conducted from June to August 2021. The study used a factoria…
Spodoptera frugiperda J.E Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is an invasive pest that attacks maize in Indonesia that entered on 2019. As a new pest, the research about S. frugiperda is nessecary to be conducted with the aimed of determining the population of eggs, larvae and adult S. frugiperda during on maize season and discovering the abundance and species diversity of predatory arthropods S. …
Maize is one of the important food crops because it is a source of food that affects the economy. The increasing demand is not matched by an increase in maize production caused by the presence of plant-disturbing organisms (OPT), one of which is Spodoptera frugiperda. S. frugiperda is a dynamic pest and is a polyphagous native to tropical and subtropical America. In South Sumatra, the severity …
Oryctes rhinoceros is one of tha main pests of oil palm in Indonesia, especially in the young plantations. O. rhinoceros beetle infesting the shot of oil palm causing the damage of growing point which finally retard the growth and development of the palm. The objectives of the research were to determine the spore density of B. thuringiensis cultured in liquid wastes and the mortality of…
Indonesia is one of the countries with a lot of fruit diversity, one of which is bananas. Indonesia itself does not have a standard of banana productivity, but in the center of the world banana productivity of 28 tons / ha / year, only economical for household-scale plantations. Economical productivity for small plantations (10-30 ha) and large plantations (> 30 ha), should reach at least 46 to…