Pengaruh Serangan Rayap Macrotermes gilvus (Hagen) Pada Guludan Terhadap Tanaman Lada

• Main Author: NFN Suprapto
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Perkebunan 2017-05-01
• Series: Buletin Penelitian Tanaman Rempah dan Obat
• Subjects: Hama; Lada; Rempah; Macrotermes gilvus (Hagen)
• Online Access: http://ejurnal.litbang.pertanian.go.id/index.php/bultro/article/view/6540

<p><em>Invation of termite Macrotermes gilvus (hagen) on mounding and its effect on the growth of pepper.</em></p><p>Invasion of termite, <em>M. gilvus, </em>on pepper mounds and effect on the growth of pepper was studied at Natar experimental garden in Lampung during 1986-1987. The study was carried out by opening the mounds of pepper with various types of plant support. Food preference of termite was observed by offering wood of “dadap duri” (<em>Erythina indica</em>), “kapok” (<em>Ceiba petandra</em>), “dadap licin” (<em>Erythrina lithosperma</em>), “gamal” (<em>Glyrisida maculata</em>), “lamtorogung” (<em>Leucaena leucocephala</em>), “mendaru” (<em>Urandra corniculata</em>) and pepper stem (<em>Piper ningrum</em>) to live on. Result showed that the invasion of the termite.</p><p>Accured on each block where pepper grow on mounds. Average number of mounds damage by <em>M. gilvus was 53.21% with an intensity of 40.60%, </em>resulting in stunted growth of the pepper. The termite of <em>M. gilvus </em>invaded the mounds planted with “kapok”, “mendaru”, “dadap licin”, and “gamal” as pepper support, causing approximately 50-57.50% damage. Actually it attacked all types of pepper support in the following preference, i.e: “dadap duri”. “kapok”, “dadap licin”, pepper stem, “gamal”, “lamtorogung”, and “mendaru” and the volume of wood consumed in a 5 months period was 106.67, 33.17, 20.33, 19.50, 13.83 and 1.17 cm³respectively.</p>