ORYCTES PEST CONTROL IN SEI MENTARAM VILLAGE, KECAMATAN NIBUNG HANGUS, KABUPATEN BATU BARA

PENGENDALIAN HAMA ORYCTES DI DESA SEIMENTARAM, KECAMATAN NIBUNG HANGUS, KABUPATEN BATU BARA

Abstract

Control of Oryctes, also known as coconut horn beetles or palm horn beetles, is one of the main problems in agriculture and plantations, especially in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. Control of Oryctes is a complex challenge and often requires an integrated approach that combines various The above strategy is to reduce the impact of this beetle attack on agricultural and plantation crops. The use of pineapple fruit traps has proven to be quite effective in reducing the beetle population in community oil palm plantations, as well as breaking the pest life cycle. The intensity of attacks may decrease even more if the number of traps is increased and the trapping period is continued until the pest population is below the economic threshold