Research Paper
Year: 2022 | Month: April | Volume: 9 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 350-354
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20220443
Insect Exploration in Plants Palm Oil (Elaeis guineensis. jacq) in Sirapit District, Langkat Regency
Eka Lestari1, Razali2, Octanina Sari Sijabat3, Ahmad Nadhira4
1Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Tjut Nyak Dhien, Indonesia.
2Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Tjut Nyak Dhien, Indonesia.
3Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Tjut Nyak Dhien, Indonesia.
4Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Tjut Nyak Dhien, Indonesia.
Corresponding Author: Eka Lestari
ABSTRACT
Oil palm is one of the leading commodities in Indonesia and is a source of foreign exchange for the country. This oil palm plant is the main crop for private plantations, the government and also the people. The number of pest attacks on oil palm plants causes a decrease in production so it must be controlled using pesticides and natural enemies. People's oil palm plant control management with minimal knowledge always considers all insects to be pests. This is the main goal of researchers to explore the types of insects that exist in mature and immature plants. The research method is qualitative descriptive, namely by survey and direct identification, from research conducted in June 2021, it was found that insect diversity was in the moderate category, and the highest number of insects was found in immature plants such as Dolichoderus thoracicus.
Keywords: Insect exploration, Soil Insects, Oil palm plantation.
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