THE INVENTORY OF NURSERY PESTS AT COMMUNITY PLANTATION FOREST ON NGAMBUR VILLAGE BENGKUNAT BELIMBING WEST LAMPUNG
Abstract
Forest pest inventory is research activity to gather and
arrange the data of pests existing in seedling periode. Pest inventory
activites are used to determine pest types, the number and crop damage
order to apply appropriate control. This research was aimed to identity
the pest types and its attack levels at community plantation forest
nursery. This research was conducted at Community Plantation Forest in
Ngambur Village of Bengkunat subdistrict, West Lampung on April to May
2012. The collected data was identified taxonomically. The data was
included of pest types, pest density, attack levels, and demages. All
samples were collected using systematic method in diagonal pattern. The
results was obtained 9 types in kadam nurseries, white albizia, and umbrella
tree, which caterpillars (Daphnis hypothous), locust (Locusta
migratoria),moths (Hyblaea puera), bag worm (Pteroma plagiophelps), bug
(Cosmoleptrus sumatranus), mealy bug (Planococcus citri), leaf
caterpillar (Doleschallia polibete), yellow butterfly (Eurema spp.),
snail (Achatina fulica) and 1 type of insect predators that weaver ants
(Oecophylla smaragdina). Insect population was high enough but not
damage the plant nursery while the most dangerous insect pest was a bag
worm (Pteroma plagiophelps) and moth (Hyblaea puera). Bag worm larvae
cause severe damage, the loss on the leaves. The extent of damage by
insect pests classified in the category of still mild attacks. Pest
control can be done mechanically or chemically.
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