Serangan Hama Kelapa Promecotheca cumingii Baly

Abstract

ABSTRAKLedakan populasi hama Promecotheca cumingii Baly (= nucifera Maul.) (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae) di Sulawesi Utara, pertama kali terjadi pada tahun 2015 di Kecamatan Modayag, Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Timur, Sulawesi Utara. Larva dari hama ini merusak daun dengan cara menggerek masuk kedalam lamina daun (leafminers = pengorok daun). Selama hidup larva dan pupa berada dalam liang gerekannya di daun. Serangga dewasa merusak dan meninggalkan bekas gigitan memanjang pada daun. Pada kerusakan berat, tanaman kelapa kelihatan seperti terbakar, sehingga dapat mengurangi produksi kelapa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari tingkat kerusakan tanaman, populasi hama dan musuh alaminya. Dalam penelitian ini dipilih 3 lokasi di Kecamatan Modayag kemudian masing-masing lokasi dipilih 5 pohon contoh secara acak dalam areal serangan. Dari setiap pohon diambil satu pelepah daun di bagian tengah tajuk, selanjutnya diambil setiap anak daun ke-10 dan dihitung populasi larva, pupa, imago, dan musuh alami. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan populasi larva dan pupa dari hama P. cumingii di Modayag rata 2,2 individu/anak daun atau sekitar 517 individu/pelepah daun kelapa. Kerusakan hama pada kategori serangan berat dan sangat berat dapat mencapai 94,3% dari 140 tanaman contoh yang diamati dengan rata-rata kerusakan antara 70 -85%. Situasi serangan seperti ini, diperkirakan dapat menyebabkan penurunan produksi sampai 95%. Pemanfaatan musuh alami yang menginfeksi hama ini seperti cendawan entomopatogen Beauveria sp. dan Metarhizium sp. mempunyai peluang untuk menekan populasi hama ini dalam jangka panjang dan ramah lingkungan. Konsepsi pengendalian hama terpadu merupakan salah satu alternatif yang tepat dalam pengendalian hama P. cumingii di lapangan, dengan memanfaatkan semua komponen pengendalian yang sesuai, supaya dapat meningkatkan sistem usahatani kelapa yang lebih baik. Kata kunci: Promecotheca cumingii, kerusakan tanaman, musuh alami. ABSTRACTCoconut pest Promecotheca cumingii Baly (= nucifera Maul.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) outbreaks in North Sulawesi, firstly occurred in 2015 in Modayag sub district, East Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi Province. Larvae of this leafminers chew and burrow into the leaf tissue. Larvae and pupae spend their entire life inside the leaflets. Adults feed on young leaflets and make characteristic thin longitudinal lines on the lower surfaces of the leaflets. Serious damage can cause scorched fronds and might lead to a significant coconut yield losses. The purposes of this research were to study palm damage, pest population and their natural enemies. Three locations were selected on the Modayag Sub District. In each location 5 palms were selected randomly in the area of the pest attack. At each palm one coconut frond was taken in the middle of the canopy, and the leaf damage, population of larvae, pupae, adult, and natural enemies were measured and counted on the leaflet samples that was taken at every 10 th leaflet. The results showed that the average population of larvae and pup...

Population Dynamics of The Bagworm, Clania tertia Templeton (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) on Immature Oil Palm at Pelalawan Regency, Riau

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“…The observation site in Block K is located adjacent to the garden road, which is often used as access for plantation operations. This condition also helps the spread of bagworms so that population growth can occur in Block K. The spread of bagworms can be assisted through vehicles, animals, and even humans [9].…”