Effects of rainfall, number of male inflorescences and spikelets on the population abundance of Elaeidobius kamerunicus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Elaeidobius kamerunicus was first introduced to Malaysia from Cameroon as an oil palm pollinator in 1981. Since then, oil palm pollination has improved and the need for assisted pollination has reduced. Fruit set development and fruit production also saw significant improvements, until a reported decline that began in the late 1980s. Several factors may have contributed to such decline, but most researchers believe it is due to the low E. kamerunicus population. Therefore, a study was conducted to determine whether the amount of rainfall and the number of male inflorescences and spikelets influenced the population abundance of E. kamerunicus in Ladang Lekir, Perak, Malaysia. Sampling was performed each month in oil palm subplots, three for each age of palm age, from October 2015 to September 2016. A total of nine spikelets (three from the top, middle and base of a male inflorescence) were randomly selected from each male inflorescence on each chosen palm. They were cut early in the morning to avoid the weevil’s most active time, thus making collection easier. The number of weevils congregating on each spikelet was then counted. The average number of E. kamerunicus per hectare (ha) living on oil palms aged four and six were 21,086 and 25,712, respectively. The amount of rainfall and the number of male inflorescences and spikelets were found to positively correlate with the E. kamerunicus population. The number of male inflorescences showed strong correlation with the E. kamerunicus population. However, in-depth study is needed to determine the relationship between E. kamerunicus and fruit set

STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN DESA WISATA BEJIHARJO SEBAGAI UPAYA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN JUMLAH KUNJUNGAN WISATAWAN

Many communities in various parts of Yogyakarta tourism awareness has been proven by the various tourist village offers all the uniqueness of each. In Gunungkidul example, currently has one of the area Gunungkidul popular tourist village is the Village Tourism Bejiharjo with natural beauty it offers. This tourist village provides a new option in the area tourist activities such Gunungkidul Caving, Cave Tubing, Rafting and Offroad. Village tourism proved successful to reduce the number of unemployed in the region. Village tourism has Bejiharjo alamyang extraordinary wealth and supported by public awareness of the potential of the village. Bejiharjo Tourism Village is one successful example of the persistence of communities to manage their village and sell all the activities that engage residents to participate in serving the tourists who come to this tourist village. Research conducted at the Tourism Village Bejiharjo conducted to determine how rural tourism has become a leading tourist village, whatever the promotion is done, development is being done and analyze the relationship between the completeness of its facilities by the number of visits each year. By knowing everything about this tourist village, is expected to be a lesson for people who have great potential but this potential has not been maximized