PENGENDALIAN RAYAP COPTOTERMES CURVIGNATHUS HOLMGREN DENGAN UMPAN RAYAP HEXAFLUMURON BENTUK BRIQUETTE PADA PERKEBUNAN KELAPA SAWIT (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS JACQ)
Abstract: The highest damage
from insect as a pest on oilpalm plantation was found by subterranean termite
Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren. This termite’s attack the oilpalm from the
trunk, leaf, crown and can made the oilpalm die within three weeks after attack
on the apical growth. Termites control in oil palm is using the spraying
chemicals technique. This is a contact poison and kills the termites when they
have contact with the chemicals. Termite’s colony in soil still alive and can
attack the other oilpalm. The new method for termites control is needed.
Termite baiting system is an alternative for the termites control in oilpalm
plantation. The advantage of termites baiting system is this bait work for
termite’s colony elimination, more environmentally friendly, less use of
chemicals, and packaged in an effective form. The research purposes to evaluate
the termites bait with active ingredients Hexaflumuron to control termites in
oilpalm plantation. The research was conducted in the area of oilpalm
plantations in Purun district belong to PT. Peniti Sungai Purun, Mempawah
Regency, West Kalimantan Province. One termites bait with briquettes
formulation was put in one oilpalm which heavily attack by termites. The bait
weight was 30 gram. Sample of oilpalm was three oilpalm from three blocks.
Monitoring the bait was conducted every 7 days. The results showed all the bait
was consumed by termites. Average value of termites bait consumption was 98.3%
and all the termites was totally eliminated after 28 days. Monitoring the
presence of termites attack after treatment was conducted for two month. The
results showed no termites come to attack the oilpalm again. Hexaflumuron is
able to eliminate the termites in oilpalm plantations.
Penulis: Iliyin Toni, Farah
Diba, Nur haida
Kode Jurnal: jpkehutanandd160106
