Browsing by Author "Nugroho Susetya Putra"

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    Potential Predator and Parasitoid Local to Pests Control of Maize Stem Borer in Gorontalo Province
    (Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pertanian, 2013) Witjaksono; Muh. Asaad; Nugroho Susetya Putra; Mohamad Lihawa
    Corn borer is one of the important pests on corn in Gorontalo province. Studies on natural enemies (parasitoids and predators) of this pest in Gorontalo province has not been much studied. For the study of the potential of local natural enemies need to be done. The purpose of this study is to see what kind of diversity, composition, level parasitism, and predation. Data collection using the survey method in three districts in Gorontalo Province and data were analyzed using the Shannon index. The results obtained for the type of local parasitoids were found to consist of the order Diptera, Tachinidae family, order Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae family, and the order Hymenoptera, Chalcididae family, the composition of the predator 52 tails in Gorontalo districts; parasitoid 70 tails in Boalemo districts and 89 tails parasitoid in Pohuwato district. Furthermore parasitism rate of 53.3 % is higher than the level of predation that is only 3.3%. One factor that supports the abundance of natural enemies is the existing vegetation surrounding the corn crop.