Utilization of botanical pesticide as rice pests control of in Soporaru Village, North of Tapanuli, Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract Peoples in Soporaru village grows local specific brown rice ‘Kasumbo’ as a source of staple food in North of Tapanuli, Indonesia. The productivity is mostly disturbed by dominant pests, white back leafhoppers, planthopper, stemborer, and stinkbugs. The importance use of plant materials of botanical pesticide can control pests food crops. The method used was purposive random sampling using Yellow Sticky Trap (YST) and applied botanical pesticide, consist of Cosmos caudatus, Tagetes erecta, and Clitoria ternatea at the paddy plantation during May-August 2020 in Soporaru village, North of Tapanuli. The fertilizers used farmer recorded Phosphate, ZA, SP36, and NPK. These results were recorded applied the variance of three botanical pesticide influence the mean population of Sogatella furcipera. Variety pests, such as: S. furcipera, Leptocorisa oratorius, Orseolia oryzae and Nephotettix virescen were identified are quite diverse. Species S. furcipera can detected used by botanical pesticides, C.caudatus/kenikir flower (4-11 individuals), Tagetes erecta L./marigold flower (5-10 individuals) and Clitoria ternatea/butterfly pea flowers (6-13 individuals). Status insects in paddy were three categorized, such 12 species were pests, 7 predators, and only Gryllotalpa orientalis into insect.