Pengendalian Rayap Tanah Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren Menggunakan Ekstrak Daun Gulma Sembung Rambat (Mikania micrantha Kunth)
Abstract: Mile-a-minute weeds
(Mikania micrantha Kunth) contain secondary metabolite compounds such as
tannins, alkaloids, saponins, steroids and terpenoids that can be used as
insecticides. Those compounds can be used to
regulate subterranean termites
Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren.
This study aims
to find Lethal Concentration (LC)50 extract of M.
micrantha on C. curvignathus and extract concentration of M. micrantha which
caused least weight loss percentage of paper disc. The research was conducted in
3 months at the laboratory of Biotechnology
in Faculty of
Mathematics and Science
of Tanjungpura University
and laboratory of Forest Product Technology in Faculty of Forestry of
Tanjungpura University. Extract of M. micrantha was
obtained through maseration
method using methanol.
The no-choice bioassay
test was carried-out by treating
paper discs with extracts at the concentration of 6%, 8%, 10% w/v (g/ml), DMSO 10% as
control solvent and
termiticide (has active
compounds fipronil 50
g/l) was made
at the concentration of 5% v/v
(ml/ml) as positive control. LC50
determined by probit analysis. The bioassay test showed that
LC50 extract of
M. micrantha has
an effect to
C. curvignathus in
8,07%, and caused
least weight loss percentage of paper disc (27,26%) in 10%.
Penulis: Devi Mulia Salam,
Mukarlina, Farah Diba
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd140316
