Spodoptera frugiperda is a pest that originates from the plains of America and spreads widely to Argentina. In 2016 for the first time this pest reached Africa, which at that time was feared to threaten European countries and in 2018 this pest began to enter the Asian continent. In the following year it was reported that it was found in maize fields in Sumatra, therefore this study aims to 1.) …
Curly yellow virus disease and virus mosaic are important diseases of chili because they can cause 70-100% yield losses. The disease are transmitted by whitefly vector insects (Bemisia tabaci) and green aphid (Bemisia tabaci). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of seed treatment on the development of seed-borne viral diseases of chili. In this study, seeds harvested from infe…
Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) are introduced pests that have been infesting maize crops in Indonesia since 2019. The armyworm feed on young leaves causing hollow on the leave and disturbs the growing tip of the plant. Various control methods have been applied by farmers, among others is by using commercial insecticide. In this research, B. thuringiensis isolate were supplied by laborato…