Farmers' Response to The Application of Augmentorium in Technology to Conserve Fruit Fly Parasitoid on Snake Fruit in Yogyakarta

Abstract

Snake fruit (Salacca zalacca) is a fruit plant suitable for cultivation in Turi, Yogyakarta, and its surroundings, which has been developed and sold domestically and for export. However, fruit fly is the most significant constraint to snake fruit production. Parasitoid augmentation is one way to control fruit flies through augmentorium technology. This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge and response of farmers to the introduction of augmentorium technology. Parameters observed knowledge and participants' responses to the introduction technology. The survey method with a questionnaire instrument was applied to obtain data on respondents who participated in the training of snake fruit farmers. Respondent response data was analyzed based on percentage, Likert scale, and Pearson correlation. The results showed that the response to the four components of the training material was good. The average respondent's knowledge score was 1.47. The augmentorium technology component has not been applied by farmers, with a score of 1.40. The level of farmers' knowledge of the application of augmentorium technology is closely related to a significance value of 0.49. A positive response to the application of the augmentorium technology was found, starting from their interest in applying the technology with a score of 2.97.