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Uji Efektivitas Ekstrak Tepung Buah Sirih Hutan (Piper Aduncum L.) Untuk Mengendalikan Hama Penghisap Buah Kakao (Helopeltis Theivora Waterhouse)
ABSTRACT
The main pest that attacks cocoa crops is Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse. The Helopeltis theivora pest can cause a loss of 60%. Helopeltis theivora pest control generally still use synthetic chemical insecticides because they can control pests quickly and efficientlly. The control using botanical pesticides extracts of forest betel fruit (Piper aduncum L.) is an alternative to overcome the impacts caused by the use of synthetic insecticides. This study aimed to increase the concentration of forest betel powder exstract in order to obtain an effective concentration to control Helopeltis theivora. The research was conducted at the Laboratory of Plant Pests and Experimental Gardens, Faculty of Agriculture, Riau University. This study was conducted from August to October 2020. The research used a completely randomized design (CRD) with five treatments and four replications in order to obtain 24 experimental units. The treatments given were the concentration of forest betel fruit powder extract 6%, 7%, 8%, 9% and 10%. The results showed that increasing the concentration could increase the effectiveness of forest betel powder extract (Piper aduncum L.) to control Helopeltis theivora which at concentration 8% forest betel flour can cause a total mortality of 87,50% with an initial time of death at 9 hours after application and lethal time 50 at 39 hours after application.
Key words : Piper aduncum L., Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse, Cacao Plant (Theobroma cacao L.), Botanical Pesticide
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